Ammonium nitrate remains pivotal for fertilizer and explosive applications, driven by safer formulations, technological ...

On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion ripped through the port of Beirut, Lebanon, killing 218 people, injuring thousands, ...

Leader of a multiyear health impact study says work with neighbors of the fire site continues as does the environmental ...

Aftermath of the 2020 ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Description: Invented by Alfred Nobel in 1866, the explosive component of dynamite is a stabilized form of TNT. TNT Equivalent ...

This latest chemical truck crash follows a major closure of the Bruce Hwy in September last year after a B-double truck carrying 42.5 tonnes of ammonium nitrate caused an explosion near Bororen ...

A scientific report on materials seized during the dismantling of a terrorist cell in Had Soualem reveals the depth of the threats posed by the group, which not only held materials for making ...

NSW Police are investigating how explosives used to blast underground tunnels and quarries were found in a caravan parked in a quiet residential Sydney suburb.

Estimated yield: 1-2 kilotons of TNT Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany Date: September 21, 1921 Details: An accidental explosion of 4,500 tons of ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate fertilizer ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?