Noun
used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant
Source: WordNetA 2006 report by judicial investigators blamed the blast on negligence that allowed ammonium nitrate to come into contact with other chemicals in the AZF plant, a subsidiary of oil giant Total. Source: Internet
A few percent of the nitrogen fertilizer market (4% in 2007) citation has been met by calcium ammonium nitrate (Ca(NO 3 ) 2 •NH 4 NO 3 •10H 2 O). Source: Internet
After the Beirut port blast, the Centre had asked customs officials to shift ammonium nitrate lying at ports and container freight stations to safer places. Source: Internet
Ammonium stockpile under spotlight in NSW after deadly Beirut chemical blastLocal residents have long raised concerns about a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate near populated areas of Newcastle, in New South Wales. Source: Internet
And the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, a US domestic terror attack that killed 169 people and injured 467, used only two US tons (1.8 metric tons) of ammonium nitrate. Source: Internet
Dakar’s port, where ammonium nitrate was stored, is next to the densely populated center of the city, Senegal’s capital. Source: Internet