Ammonium nitrate was among the chemicals stored in a warehouse in China's northern city of Tianjin that ignited in 2015, triggering a blast that killed at least 165 people and caused over $1 ...

Ammonium nitrate on its own is not itself classified as dangerous. PARIS and LONDON -- An explosion at a warehouse stocked with 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in the Beirut port changed the face ...

Lebanon’s government has blamed a large quantity of poorly stored ammonium nitrate for the huge blast that rocked its capital, Beirut. What is this chemical, and why did it explode?

Ammonium nitrate was among the chemicals stored in a warehouse in China's northern city of Tianjin that ignited in 2015, triggering a blast that killed at least 165 people and caused over $1 ...

Ammonium nitrate is still used in areas like Central Texas that have alkaline soils, because it works better, says Theo Udeigwe, a professor of soil chemistry at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

Nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate - taken from a ship off the coast of Beirut six years ago and then stored in a warehouse - has been blamed for the explosion that ripped through the port ...

About 60,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate was lost while being shipped. KQED Ammonium nitrate was the main ingredient in Timothy McVeigh’s 1995 bomb in Oklahoma City. AP ...

Ammonium nitrate is a highly volatile industrial chemical used in fertilizer and explosives, and has been responsible for a number of incidents, including the 2020 Beirut, Lebanon, explosion, in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An estimated 30 tons of highly volatile ammonium nitrate disappeared ...

The chemical, ammonium nitrate, is relatively harmless by itself but has caused deadly explosions in industrial accidents and has been used in targeted attacks. By Amanda Holpuch and Joshua ...