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Ammonia Week in Review | July 18, 2025

July 18th, 2025

Ammonia Spills in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ellington Juice Plant on West Road Evacuated After Ammonia Leak – In an email, DEEP spokesman James Fowler said 10 to 15 workers were evacuated from the plant as a precaution due to an ammonia leak. He said no injuries were reported. […keep reading] Ammonia Release […]

Ammonia Release | Suction Regulator

July 8th, 2025

Summary In May 2019, ammonia began leaking from a suction regulator installed on the roof of a facility. The incident resulted in seven reported injuries and one fatality. The leak calculations determined that approximately 12 lbs of ammonia was released before the valve was isolated. Incident Description One of the eight bolts holding the suction […]

Ammonia Release | Nurse Tank Weld Failure

June 10th, 2025

Summary In August 2023, the catastrophic failure of a nurse tank containing anhydrous ammonia resulted in the release of all the ammonia contained within the tank.  Incident Description The nurse tank was sitting stationary in a farm co-op lot when the tank failure suddenly occurred. According to the report, “The failure caused the tank shell […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 2, 2025

May 2nd, 2025

Ammonia Avoids Major Havoc in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak in West Windsor Isolated – There were no safety concerns for anybody outside the building, but one person was treated on the spot and released for minor exposure. […keep reading] Ammonia Release | Stress Cracking – In August 2016, the sudden breaking […]

Ammonia Release | Stress Cracking

April 29th, 2025

Summary In August 2016, the sudden breaking of a valve on an ammonia pump resulted in a release of 34-284 lbs of ammonia. The root cause was determined to be a stress crack that formed at the threads of a valve, ultimately leading to the top of the valve shearing off.  Incident Description The ammonia […]