Ammonium nitrate, a common agricultural fertilizer, is best known as an ingredient in the explosive that was used in the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and the Oklahoma City Federal Building ...

New Delhi: The powerful blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday, which claimed at least 12 lives, was reportedly triggered by ammonium nitrate—a chemical believed ...

An unspecified amount of ammonium nitrate fuel oil – combined with a detonator, possibly manually triggered – was used in the bomb that exploded near Delhi's Red Fort last night, sources told NDTV ...

Ammonium nitrate is a commonly used fertilizer, but when mixed with a fuel such as diesel, it makes a powerful explosive – as seen in last week’s fertilizer plant explosion in Texas. But it's the ...

A gigantic amount of ammonium nitrate recently exploded in Beirut, killing hundreds, injuring thousands while causing catastrophic damage. Chemically, it's not at all surprising that ammonium nitrate ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released a new fact sheet to clear up misconceptions about ammonium nitrate dangers (PDF) and to provide best practices for protecting buildings and ...

The storage of ammonium nitrate, the substance behind the deadly explosion in the port of Beirut on Tuesday, August 4, has come under increased regulation in recent years to avoid involvement of the ...

Despite a century-long and worldwide history of tragic ammonium nitrate accidents, only a patchwork of inadequate U.S. safety regulations is in place to avoid more accidents involving this common ...

Failures at all levels of government and by the owner of an agricultural retail warehouse led to an explosion that killed 14 people and destroyed sections of the small Texas community of West a year ...

A 30-ton shipment of a chemical that can be used as fertilizer or an explosive is missing from a California-bound railroad car after rail officials confirmed it disappeared during a trip across the ...

Every day, dozens of trucks loaded with ammonium nitrate are making the one to two-hour journey from Newcastle's port up to the coal mines of the Hunter Valley. Orica says it is unfair to compare its ...

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