Encyclopedia - Ammonium Nitrate: Encyclopedia - Ammonium Nitrate
The chemical compound ammonium nitrate, the nitrate of ammonia with chemical formula NH4NO3, is commonly used in agriculture as a high-ni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonium Nitrate: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonium Nitrate - Disasters
Ammonium nitrate decomposes into gases including oxygen when heated (non-explosive reaction); however, ammonium nitrate can be induced to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonium Nitrate: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonium Nitrate - Other Uses
The most common use of ammonium nitrate is in fertilizers. Ammonium nitrate is also used in instant cold packs. In this use, ammonium nit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonium Nitrate: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonium Nitrate - Use In Explosives
Ammonium nitrate has found many uses as a strong oxidizer, primarily as a component of explosives. In this case, it is mixed with a hydro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas City Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas City Disaster - Other Ammonium Nitrate Explosions
Ammonium nitrate is a well-known explosive commonly used in a 2/3 mix with TNT in aerial bombs. World War II was fought with ammonium nit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas City Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas City Disaster - The Ships
The Grandcamp was a recently salvaged, 441-foot-long (134 m) Liberty ship, christened the SS Benjamin R. Curtis in Los Angeles in 1942, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonal: Encyclopedia - Ammonal
Ammonal is an explosive made up of ammonium nitrate, trinitrotoluene, and aluminium powder mixed in a ratio of roughly 22/67/11. The ammo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amatol: Encyclopedia - Amatol
Amatol is a highly explosive material, a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate, and used as an explosive in military weapons. Mixture ratio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas City Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas City Disaster - The Explosions
The 35% ammonium nitrate, used as fertilizer but also in high explosives, was manufactured in Nebraska and Iowa (not at the nearby Monsan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anfo: Encyclopedia - Anfo
ANFO stands for ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (most often diesel fuel, sometimes kerosene). It is by far the most widely used explosive in co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Texas City Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Texas City Disaster - Scale Of The Disaster
The Texas City Disaster is generally considered the worst industrial accident in United States history. Witnesses compared the scene to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrate: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrate - Uses
Nitrate - Agriculture. Nitrates such as potassium nitrate (saltpeter) and ammonium nitrate are an important source of nitrogen in ferti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrate: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrate - Uses
Nitrates such as potassium nitrate (saltpeter) and ammonium nitrate are an important source of nitrogen in fertilizers. These nitrates mu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azf: Encyclopedia Ii - Azf - Azf Explosion At A Toulouse Chemical Factory
On September 21, 2001, a huge explosion occurred in the AZF fertilizer factory in Toulouse, France, belonging to the Grande Paroisse bran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonal: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonal - History
From early 1915 the British employed ammonal for their mines during the First World War, the composition was 65% ammonium nitrate, 15% TN...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oklahoma City Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Oklahoma City Bombing - The Bombing
At 9:02 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 19, 1995, in the street in front (the north side) of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, a rented...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen Cycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen Cycle - Ammonia
Another source of ammonia is the decomposition of dead organic matter by bacteria called decomposers, which produce ammonium ions (NH4+)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen Cycle: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen Cycle - Ammonia
Another source of ammonia is the decomposition of dead organic matter by bacteria called decomposers, which produce ammonium ions (NH4+)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Staining Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - Staining Biology - Electron Microscopy
Similar to light microscopy, stains can be used to selectively highlight cellular structures in transmission electron microscopy. Electro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Staining Biology: Encyclopedia Ii - Staining Biology - Electron Microscopy
Similar to light microscopy, stains can be used to selectively highlight cellular structures in transmission electron microscopy. Electro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia - Nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Commonly a colorless, odorless, tastel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explosive Material: Encyclopedia - Explosive Material
Any explosive material has the following characteristics: It is chemically or otherwise energetically unstable. The initiation produces ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing: Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing
The 2002 Bali Bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the town of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people and injuring ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonia: Encyclopedia - Ammonia
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3. At standard temperature and pressure ammonia is a gas. It is toxic a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing: Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing
The 2002 Bali Bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the town of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people and injuring ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonium: Encyclopedia - Ammonium
The Ammonium cation is a positively charged polyatomic ion of the chemical formula NH4+ and a molecular mass of 18.04, resulting from pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explosive Material: Encyclopedia - Explosive Material
Any explosive material has the following characteristics: It is chemically or otherwise energetically unstable. The initiation produces ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Rotation: Encyclopedia - Crop Rotation
Crop rotation is the practice of growing two (or more) dissimilar type of crops in the same space in sequence. It is one component of pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia - Nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Commonly a colorless, odorless, tastel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing: Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing
The 2002 Bali Bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the town of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people and injuring ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hazardous Material: Encyclopedia Ii - Hazardous Material - Us Department Of Transportation Classes
Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) responders most commonly train to hazmat as it is referred to by one of two agencies; the National Fire Prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - March 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - March 2004 - Events
• 08 Abu Abbas • 20 Queen Juliana • 28 Peter Ustinov • 30 Alistair Cooke More March 2004 deaths March 2004 - Ongoing events. EU ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fertilizer: Encyclopedia Ii - Fertilizer - Inorganic Fertilizers
Synthesized materials are also called artificial fertilizers, and may be described as straight, where the product predominantly contains ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire Fighting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire Fighting - Means To Extinguish A Fire
Fire fighting - Suppressing the fuel and the energy. The first method is to remove fuel for the fire such as cutting of the gas and mov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dangerous Goods: Encyclopedia Ii - Dangerous Goods - Classification And Labelling Summary Tables
Dangerous goods - Class 1: Explosives. 1.1 Explosives with a mass explosion hazard Ex: TNT, dynamite, nitroglycerine. 1.2 Explosiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fertilizer: Encyclopedia Ii - Fertilizer - Organic Fertilizers
The decomposing crop residue from prior years is another source of fertility. Though not strictly considered "fertilizer", the distinctio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - May 2004 - Events
• 28 Gerald Anthony • 27 Umberto Agnelli • 22 Richard Biggs • 20 Len Murray • 17 Tony Randall • 17 Ezzedine Salim • 9 Alan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitric Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitric Acid - Synthesis And Production
Nitric acid is made by mixing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with water. Creating a very pure nitric acid usually involves distillation with sulf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singapore Embassies Attack Plot: Encyclopedia Ii - Singapore Embassies Attack Plot - Plan
On 7 October 2001, a 30-year old Indonesian using a false Filipino passport and a Kuwaiti on a false Canadian passport were sent to Singa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rdx: Encyclopedia Ii - Rdx - Properties
The velocity of detonation of RDX at a density of 1.76 grams/cm3 is 8,750 meters per second. It is a colourless solid, of maximum theoret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timothy Mcveigh: Encyclopedia Ii - Timothy Mcveigh - Alleged Accomplices
Before his execution, some speculated McVeigh was framed, or that others were involved. Convicted co-conspirator Terry Nichols was senten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Nutrient Availability In Relation To Soil Ph
The majority of food crops prefer a neutral or slightly acidic soil. Some plants however prefer more acidic (e.g., potatoes, strawberries...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sioux City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Sioux City Iowa - Neighborhoods And Suburbs
Sioux City Iowa - City neighborhoods. Leeds is a mostly residential neighborhood northeast of downtown Sioux City, centered near 41st ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinitrotoluene: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinitrotoluene - Toxicity
Some military testing grounds are contaminated with TNT. Wastewater from munitions programs including contamination of surface and subsur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explosive Material: Encyclopedia Ii - Explosive Material - Measurement Of Chemical Explosive Reaction
The development of new and improved types of ammunition requires a continuous program of research and development. Adoption of an explosi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thermobaric Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - Thermobaric Weapon - Weapon Effects
The blast wave destroys unreinforced buildings and equipment. Unprotected personnel are injured or killed as well. The antipersonnel effe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 768-877: Carolingian Franks And The Kingdom Of Aquitaine
Toulouse and Aquitaine (as well as Gascony) were once again part of the kingdom of the Franks. Following his victory, Pippin the Short di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hazardous Material: Encyclopedia Ii - Hazardous Material - Us Department Of Transportation Classes
Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) responders most commonly train to hazmat as it is referred to by one of two agencies; the National Fire Prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Rotation: Encyclopedia Ii - Crop Rotation - Method And Purpose
Crop rotation is widely practiced in vegetable production, where it is possible to grow a cool-season crop (such as lettuce) in the sprin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonia - Properties
Ammonia is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent smell; it is lighter than air, its density being 0.589 times that of air. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Applications
Nitrogen - Nitrogen Compounds. Molecular nitrogen in the atmosphere is relatively non-reactive, but in nature it is slowly converted in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Applications
Nitrogen - Nitrogen Compounds. Molecular nitrogen in the atmosphere is relatively non-reactive, but in nature it is slowly converted in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 Bali Bombing - Legal Proceedings
2002 Bali bombing - Initial charges and trials. In April 2003 Indonesian authorities charged Abu Bakar Bashir (also rendered "Ba'asyir"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 877-10th: County Of Toulouse's First Steps
By the end of the 9th century, Toulouse had become the capital of an independent county, the county of Toulouse, ruled by the dynasty fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitric Acid: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitric Acid - Chemistry
Nitric acid is a strong acid with a pKa of -2: in aqueous solution, it completely dissociates into the nitrate ion NO3− and a hydrated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Late Middle Ages: 11th
The end of Carolinians marked the beginning of Feudality. At the beginning of the millennium, the drifting attitude of the clergy and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sioux City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Sioux City Iowa - Parks And Recreation
Stone State Park is in the northwest corner of the city, overlooking the South Dakota/Iowa border. It has been a popular mountain bike de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sioux City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Sioux City Iowa - Transportation
Sioux City Iowa - Highways. Interstate 29 runs north-south, connecting Sioux City to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Council Bluffs, Iow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sioux City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Sioux City Iowa - Media
Sioux City Iowa - Television stations. KTIV, Channel 4, NBC affiliate; ratings leader in the market KCAU, Channel 9, ABC affiliate (fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 508-768: Merovingian Franks And The Duchy Of Aquitaine
Following the Frankish conquest, Toulouse entered a period of decline and anarchy. Bad weather, plagues, demographic collapse, decline of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Late Middle Ages: 12th
The end of the 11th century marked the departure of the Raymond IV count to the crusades. Various succession wars followed, besieging Tou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - Before 118 Bc: Pre-roman Times
The history of Toulouse can be traced as far back as the 8th century BC, according to the oldest archeological evidence of human settleme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fertilizer: Encyclopedia Ii - Fertilizer - Inorganic Fertilizers
Synthesized materials are also called artificial fertilizers, and may be described as straight, where the product predominantly contains ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - The History Of Nitrogen
Nitrogen (Latin nitrum, Greek Nitron meaning "native soda", "genes", "forming") is formally considered to have been discovered by Daniel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fertilizer: Encyclopedia Ii - Fertilizer - Environmental Effects Of Fertilizer Use
Over-application of fertilizers, or application at a time when the ground is waterlogged or the crop is not able to use the fertilizer, c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thermobaric Weapon: Encyclopedia Ii - Thermobaric Weapon - History
Arguably, the use of flamethrowers in the trench warfare of World War I (the flamethrower was a German invention) could constitute the fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - May 2004 - May 13 2004
This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this noti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 118 Bc - Ad 418: Roman Period
The Romans started their conquest of southern Gaul (later known as the Provincia) in 125 BC. Moving westward, they founded in 118 BC the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explosive Material: Encyclopedia Ii - Explosive Material - Chemical Explosives
Explosives are classified as low or high explosives according to their rates of decomposition: low explosives burn rapidly (or deflagrate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sioux City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Sioux City Iowa - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 85,013 people, 32,054 households, and 21,091 families residing in the city. The population density...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Toulouse: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Toulouse - 418-508: Visigoth Kingdom Of Toulouse
The Visigoth kings of Toulouse, officially one of the foederati (federated allies) of the Roman Empire of the West and limited to Aquitan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire Fighting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire Fighting - Individual Action
A starting fire is easy to extinguish: a thimbleful of water can extinguish a match, a bucket of water can extinguish a fire created by a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Rotation: Encyclopedia Ii - Crop Rotation - History
Crop rotation was already mentioned in the Roman literature, and referred to by great civilizations in Africa and Asia. From the end of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explosive Material: Encyclopedia Ii - Explosive Material - Military Explosives
To determine the suitability of an explosive substance for military use, its physical properties must first be investigated. The usefulne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonia - History
Salts of ammonia have been known from very early times; thus the term Hammoniacus sal appears in the writings of Pliny, although it is no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonia - Production
Because of its many uses, ammonia is one of the most highly-produced inorganic chemicals. Before the start of WWI most ammonia was obtain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonia - Liquid Ammonia As A Solvent
Liquid ammonia is the best-known and most widely studied non-aqueous ionizing solvent. Its most conspicuous property is its ability to di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonia - Uses
The most important single use of ammonia is in the production of nitric acid. A mixture of one part ammonia to nine parts air is passed o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explosive Material: Encyclopedia Ii - Explosive Material - Chemical Explosive Reaction
A chemical explosive is a compound or mixture which, upon the application of heat or shock, decomposes or rearranges with extreme rapidit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Explosive Material: Encyclopedia Ii - Explosive Material - Chemical Explosives
Explosives are classified as low or high explosives according to their rates of decomposition. Low explosives burn rapidly (or deflagrate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Occurrence
Nitrogen is the largest single component of the Earth's atmosphere (78.084% by volume, 75.5% by weight) and is acquired for industrial pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - History
Nitrogen (Latin nitrum, Greek Nitron meaning "native soda", "genes", "forming") is formally considered to have been discovered by Daniel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nitrogen: Encyclopedia Ii - Nitrogen - Compounds
The main hydride of nitrogen is ammonia (NH3) although hydrazine (N2H4) is also well known. Ammonia is somewhat more basic than water, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 Bali Bombing - The Attack Itself
At 23:05 (15:05 UTC) on 12 October 2002, a bomb hidden in a backpack ripped through Paddy's Bar. The device was small and crude, but kill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Bali Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 Bali Bombing - Suspects
The organisation immediately suspected of responsibility for the bombing was Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group linked in many news repo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ammonia - Safety Precautions
Ammonia - Toxicity. The toxicity of ammonia solutions does not usually cause problems for humans and other mammals, as a specific mecha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fertilizer: Encyclopedia Ii - Fertilizer - Organic Fertilizers
The decomposing crop residue from prior years is another source of fertility. Though not strictly considered "fertilizer", the distinctio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Soils And Acidity
Under conditions in which rainfall exceeds evapotranspiration (leaching) during most of the year, the basic soil cations (Ca, Mg, K) are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timothy Mcveigh: Encyclopedia Ii - Timothy Mcveigh - Death
McVeigh was convicted on June 2, 1997 in a United States District Court for the murder of eight federal employees who died in the explosi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Ph And Plant Diseases
Many plant diseases are caused or exacerbated by extremes of pH, sometimes because this makes essential nutrients unavailable to crops or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soil Ph: Encyclopedia Ii - Soil Ph - Altering Soil Ph
The aim when attempting to adjust soil acidity is not so much to neutralise the pH as to replace lost cation nutrients, particularly calc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sioux City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Sioux City Iowa - History
Sioux City was laid out in 1854 by Dr. John K. Cook, sent by the United States Federal Government to survey northwestern Iowa, who was im...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timothy Mcveigh: Encyclopedia Ii - Timothy Mcveigh - Biography
McVeigh was born in Western New York State in Pendleton (near Buffalo) to an Irish-American Catholic family, which was riven by divorce. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinitrotoluene: Encyclopedia Ii - Trinitrotoluene - History
TNT was first made in 1863 by a German chemist Joseph Wilbrand, but its potential was not seen for several years, mainly because it was s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire Fighting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire Fighting - Risks Of A Fire
The first risk that comes to the mind is the heat. Even if a person is not "in" the flames, he/she can be burned by the infrared radiatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fertilizer: Encyclopedia Ii - Fertilizer - Environmental Effects Of Fertilizer Use
Over-application of fertilizers, or application at a time when the ground is waterlogged or the crop is not able to use the fertilizer, c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire Fighting: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire Fighting - Appendix : Calculation Of The Amount Of Water Required To Suppress A Fire In A Closed Volume
In the case of a closed volume, it is easy to compute the amount of water. Indeed, when the volume is tight, the air can not come in; and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oklahoma City Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Oklahoma City Bombing - Trial And Aftermath
The remains of the half-destroyed Federal building were demolished in May 1995. Some legislation was also introduced in response to the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oklahoma City Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Oklahoma City Bombing - Tenth Anniversary
During the week of April 17 to 24, 2005, the Oklahoma City National Memorial held a series of events to mark the tenth anniversary of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sioux City Iowa: Encyclopedia Ii - Sioux City Iowa - Geography
Sioux City is located at 42°29'53" North, 96°23'45" West (42.497957, -96.395705)GR1. Sioux City is at an altitude of 1,135 feet above s...   » Read the article