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Ammonia Week in Review | January 10, 2025

January 10th, 2025

Ammonia Rolls Right Into The New Year in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Detected at Concord’s Everett Arena – During their initial assessment, firefighters learned that one individual was still inside the building, as confirmed by scanner chatter.  […keep reading] Merlus Fishing Employees Faint, Vomit After Ammonia Leak – The police are investigating an ammonia […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 22, 2024

November 22nd, 2024

Ammonia Under Investigation in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Chemical Safety Board Releases Update on July 2024 Hazardous Ammonia Release – The incident occurred due to the discharge of an emergency pressure relief valve, which resulted in the release of approximately 170 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, according to company officials.  […keep reading] Safety Systems Inspection Checklist […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 1, 2024

November 1st, 2024

Ammonia Road Show in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Contained at US Foods in Alcoa – The incident led to the main road coming into the area being closed, yet it was reopened more than four hours later, around 12:33 a.m. Saturday after the leak was contained. […keep reading] Hwy 56 Reopened after […]

Ammonia Refrigeration System Oil Draining Requirements

October 29th, 2024

Ammonia refrigeration systems must be equipped with a means of draining oil from the system. Over time, small amounts of oil are carried out of the compressors and mix with the ammonia vapor. The ideal place to collect and drain this oil is on the low pressure side of the refrigeration system. The cold temperatures […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 9, 2024

August 9th, 2024

Ammonia Appears Perilous in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 17 Hospitalised After Ammonia Gas Leak at Food Processing Company in Pune District– Seventeen people, including 15 women, were hospitalised after ammonia gas leaked from the cooling unit of a food processing company in Pune district on Wednesday.  […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Sparks Evacuation at […]