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Ammonia Week in Review | December 12, 2014

December 12th, 2014

Ammonia leaks, news, training, and fines mix up in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Lampasas Downtown Reopened After Ammonia Leak – No injuries have been reported in the leak that caused the evacuation of the downtown and surrounding downtown area. The city says someone reported a smell of ammonia around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon near the […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 18, 2014

April 18th, 2014

Ammonia nurse tank leaks dominate the headlines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Iowa Natural Resources Says Fish Die After Ammonia Tanks Fall Into Creek Near Guthrie Center – Environmental specialists with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are investigating following the crash of ammonia tanks into a western Iowa creek. […keep reading] Call: Ammonia […]

Ammonia Week in Review | February 7, 2014

February 7th, 2014

Leaks and fines fill this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Homes Evacuated After Ammonia Leaks At Poultry Plant – An ammonia leak at George’s Chicken, 19992 Senedo Road, near Edinburg forced the evacuation of the plant and 12 nearby homes early Friday afternoon.  Emergency crews reported at about 2:45 p.m. that the leak had been […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 16, 2013

August 16th, 2013

Some big fines and significant leaks made the headlines this week… Ammonia Fertilizer Company Agrees to $90,000 Settlement With the USEPA Over RMP Violations – Abilene Products Co., Inc., has agreed to pay a $15,290 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its fertilizer facility in Abilene, Kan. As part […]

Q&A | Normative vs. Informative

July 11th, 2013

Question: Is  ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems normative or informative? Answer: Normative. All sections within IIAR 2 should be considered normative unless it is specifically stated that the section is informative. The second paragraph on the first page of the document reads as follows: This standard includes both Normative (required) and Informative […]