Three hundred and fifty kilograms of ammonium nitrate – an odourless, white crystalline chemical that is a powerful oxidiser and, under the right conditions, can cause a massive explosion – were ...

The investigation into the Las Vegas shooting that killed 59 people and injured more than 500 late Sunday had been centered on the weapons used to send a hail of bullets onto concertgoers in the city.

What to know about Tannerite and ammonium nitrate. — -- Tannerite and ammonium nitrate -- explosive materials -- were found among the suspected Las Vegas gunman's arsenal of weapons and ...

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Ammonium nitrate, the material that appears to have caused the massive explosion that devastated Beirut on Tuesday, has been behind some of the largest accidental explosions and terrorist bombings on ...

(Reuters) - A massive warehouse explosion in Beirut killed at least 100 people and injured nearly 4,000. Lebanese President Michel Aoun said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been stored for six ...

New Delhi: Following last month's car bomb blast near Red Fort that claimed 15 lives and left 28 people injured, Delhi Police is tightening norms for sale and storage of dangerous chemicals, ...

A deep-dive into the chemistry and legacy of the compound offers clues into what sparked Lebanon’s catastrophe. A large explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4. The blast, which ...

Editor’s Note (8/4/21): On August 4, 2020, the Lebanese capital Beirut experienced a massive explosion caused by more than 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate improperly stored near the city’s cargo port ...

Lebanon’s government has blamed a large quantity of poorly stored ammonium nitrate for the huge blast that rocked its capital, Beirut, killing scores of people and devastating swathes of the city.

ALUMINIUM hydroxide is readily adsorbed by kieselguhr to form an adsorption complex which is remarkably stable. The hydroxide is deposited by the slow addition of a small excess of ammonia to a ...