Explosion Highlights Dangers of Anhydrous Ammonia
2013年4月20日 · A fertilizer plant in the community of West, Texas that exploded on Wednesday to deadly effect was known to produce and store a volatile and potentially dangerous form of nitrogen-based...
Why Was the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion So Deadly?
2013年4月26日 · Barring any criminal involvement, in which case all bets are off, the two most likely culprits in the blast are anhydrous ammonia and ammonium nitrate.
10 years after Texas chemical explosion, risk of another runs high
2023年4月10日 · The ensuing explosion at the plant, triggered by 50 tons of fertilizer-grade ammonium nitrate, carved a crater in the earth 75 feet across and 8 feet deep.
What Is Anhydrous Ammonia, The Chemical At The Site Of The …
Anhydrous ammonia is a highly toxic, volatile chemical that may have exacerbated the explosion and can blind, suffocate, burn, and kill humans. What is it? And why is it so dangerous?
What caused a massive, deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer …
2013年4月18日 · At around 6:50PM yesterday in West, Texas, just a few miles from Waco, a fertilizer plant plant owned by Adar Grain Inc. exploded with a force that reduced 50 units at a nearby apartment complex to...
Ten years after West Texas explosion, booming fertilizer industry …
2023年4月25日 · Investigators who examined the West, Texas, disaster found that firefighters were better prepared for the risks of anhydrous ammonia – the liquid form of ammonia fertilizer – which is regulated under the EPA’s Risk Management Program.
West, Texas explosion: Explaining the physics behind blast
2013年4月18日 · Ammonia nitrate is set off in two ways: "Ammonia nitrate added with fuel oil can set off a tremendous fertilizer explosion and here we think there was anhydrous ammonia (in gas form), which can...
Anhydrous ammonia nurse tank explosion | Minnesota …
The explosion was reported to emergency response teams at approximately 6 p.m. They discovered a ruptured 1,000-gallon anhydrous ammonia nurse tank that was in two pieces. A portion of the rear head was lying near the filling dock and the remainder of the tank was approximately 100 yards away.
Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer Isn't Normally Considered An Explosion …
2013年4月18日 · Some news outlets covering the explosion have been conflating anhydrous ammonia with a different kind of fertilizer called ammonium nitrate. But they’re completely different chemicals....
Texas Fertilizer-Plant Blast: Health Hazards of Ammonia Exposure - TIME.com
2013年4月18日 · A blast at a fertilizer plant in the small town of West, Texas, raises concerns about exposure to anhydrous ammonia, a potentially deadly gas that is stored at high pressure.