On 4 August 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port in Beirut, Lebanon exploded, causing at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and US$ 15 billion in property damage, as well as leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.

2020年8月6日 · It's valued as fertilizer in farming for its nitrogen content and is used to make ANFO – ammonium nitrate/fuel oil – an explosive in mining and construction operations. The synthetic substance is...

2020年8月5日 · Beirut, Lebanon's capital, suffered a catastrophic explosion at its port on Tuesday. Authorities believe the blast was caused by the ignition of 2,750 tons of confiscated and abandoned ammonium...

2020年8月6日 · When ammonium nitrate is manufactured as fertilizer, it is mixed with other chemicals that usually stop this reaction from happening, though as the 2013 explosion at the West Fertilizer...

2020年8月5日 · As Lebanon’s investigation into the devastating blast in Beirut continues, officials have pointed to a possible cause: A massive shipment of agricultural fertilizer that authorities say was...

2020年8月6日 · The explosion was triggered when a warehouse fire ignited 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer and bombs, according to Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab. He said the...

2021年10月6日 · On Aug. 4, 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history pulverized a Beirut port and damaged more than half the city. The explosion resulted from the detonation of tons of ammonium nitrate, a combustible chemical compound commonly used in agriculture as a high-nitrate fertilizer, but which can also be used to manufacture explosives.

2020年8月9日 · It was triggered by a fire in a port warehouse, where a huge shipment of hazardous ammonium nitrate, a chemical that can be used as a fertilizer or as an explosive, had languished for years,...

Following the massive ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut on August 4th, Ali explored the significant fire and explosion risks created when large quantities of this widely used fertilizer are stored in populated areas.

2020年8月6日 · Lebanon’s government has blamed a large quantity of poorly stored ammonium nitrate for the huge blast that rocked its capital, Beirut, killing scores of people and devastating swathes of the...