Can West, TX, fertilizer explosion happen on farms?
Story Date: 4/25/2013

 
Source: Jodie Wehrspann, FARM INDUSTRY NEWS, 4/23/13

The recent explosion in West, Texas, has put anhydrous ammonia safety in the news, raising the question of whether the same catastrophe could happen on farms. The chemical compound, rich in nitrogen, is commonly used on farms to fertilizer crops.

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