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Nemo > What Is Ammonium Nitrate, Blamed in the Beirut Explosion?


Ammonium Nitrate, I believe, is also a fertilizer.

As I recall.. ammonium nitrate plus fuel oil makes a very good
explosive. Wasn't that what was used in the Oklahoma City
Bombing?

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Lebanon blast: Ammonium nitrate behind many industrial accidents. When combined with fuel and oil, ammonium nitrate creates a potent explosive widely used in the construction industry.
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Ammonium nitrate has been used in terrorist attacks, such as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
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Ammonium nitrate fertilizer is a simple compound to make. It is created when ammonia gas reacts with nitric acid. The chemical reaction produces a concentrated form of ammonium nitrate, which produces prodigious amounts of heat. As a fertilizer, the compound is applied as granules, and fused with ammonium sulfate to minimize the volatile nature ...
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Re: The massive explosion in Beirut�s port on Tuesday shattered windows more than a mile away and sent a plume of smoke and debris soaring above the city�s tallest buildings.
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I heard on the radio today. It was 25 tons of Ammonium Nitrate that blew up...........We used that in the gold mine to blast rock...........

New york slimes LOL


What Is Ammonium Nitrate, Blamed in the Beirut Explosion?

In ordinary circumstances, ammonium nitrate is fertilizer. But when placed under stress of heat and pressure, it acts like a bomb.

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion-ammonium-nitrate.html


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