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Ammonium nitrate has been involved in dozens of disasters and terrorist attacks but, under normal circumstances, it’s totally harmless. What turns it deadly? #beirut #explosive #ammoniumnitrate
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Executive Producers:
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Producer:
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What footage of the Beirut explosion tells us about the blast
nytimes.com/2020/08/05/video/beirut-explosion-footage.html
The mechanism of the spontaneous detonation of ammonium nitrate in reactive grounds
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343717306425#!
Explosions of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in storage or transportation are preventable accidents
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389415301680
Review on Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Nitrate
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07370652.2011.573523
Raman spectroscopy for detection of ammonium nitrate as an explosive precursor used in improvised explosive devices
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32146426
Safety and security issues relating to low capacity storage of AN-based fertilizers
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15885898
Lessons to be learned from an analysis of ammonium nitrate disasters in the last 100 years
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25203808
U.S. Contractor Knew of Explosive Material in Beirut Since at Least 2016
nytimes.com/2020/08/10/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion-us-contractor.html
Ammonium nitrate
pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Ammonium-nitrate
The chemistry behind the Beirut explosion
cen.acs.org/safety/industrial-safety/chemistry-behind-Beirut-explosion/98/web/2020/08
What Is Ammonium Nitrate, the Chemical That Exploded in Beirut?
scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-ammonium-nitrate-the-chemical-that-exploded-in-beirut
Why Beirut’s ammonium nitrate blast was so devastating
nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02361-x
Beirut blast: How does ammonium nitrate create such devastating explosions?
livescience.com/28841-fertilizer-explosions-ammonium-nitrate.html
Texas City, Beirut linked by dangers of ammonium nitrate
houstonchronicle.com/local/bayou-city-history/article/Texas-City-Beirut-linked-by-dangers-ammonium-15464668.php
The deadly history of ammonium nitrate, the explosive linked to the Beirut blast
nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/08/deadly-history-ammonium-nitrate-explosive-linked-to-beirut-blast
The self-sustaining decomposition of ammonium nitrate fertiliser: Case study, Escombreras valley, Spain
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31761644
What is ammonium nitrate and what happens when it explodes?
compoundchem.com/2020/08/05/ammonium-nitrate
Crop nutrition resource library
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Beirut explosion: What we know so far
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Tianjin chemical blast: China jails 49 for disaster
bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37927158
Beirut Explosion Generates Seismic Waves Equivalent Of A Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake
forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2020/08/06/beirut-port-explosion-triggers-magnitude-3-earthquake/#37eab2f51426
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Ammonium nitrate has been involved in dozens of disasters and terrorist attacks but, under normal circumstances, it’s totally harmless. What turns it deadly? #beirut #explosive #ammoniumnitrate
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You might also like:
The Chemistry of Fireworks
youtu.be/nPHegSulI_M
How Pee Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...)
youtube.com/watch?v=45fNvmdUrI8
What Makes Smartphones Explode?
youtu.be/pY-kzHn9kvo
Mind-Blowing Movie Explosions Explained
youtube.com/watch?v=3e839o4YGao
Credits:
Executive Producers:
George Zaidan
Hilary Hudson
Producer:
Darren Weaver
Writer/Host:
Samantha Jones, PhD
Scientific consultants:
Jackie Akhavan, PhD
Gerald Kagan, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Brianne Raccor, PhD
SOURCES
What footage of the Beirut explosion tells us about the blast
nytimes.com/2020/08/05/video/beirut-explosion-footage.html
The mechanism of the spontaneous detonation of ammonium nitrate in reactive grounds
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343717306425#!
Explosions of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in storage or transportation are preventable accidents
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389415301680
Review on Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Nitrate
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07370652.2011.573523
Raman spectroscopy for detection of ammonium nitrate as an explosive precursor used in improvised explosive devices
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32146426
Safety and security issues relating to low capacity storage of AN-based fertilizers
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15885898
Lessons to be learned from an analysis of ammonium nitrate disasters in the last 100 years
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25203808
U.S. Contractor Knew of Explosive Material in Beirut Since at Least 2016
nytimes.com/2020/08/10/world/middleeast/beirut-explosion-us-contractor.html
Ammonium nitrate
pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Ammonium-nitrate
The chemistry behind the Beirut explosion
cen.acs.org/safety/industrial-safety/chemistry-behind-Beirut-explosion/98/web/2020/08
What Is Ammonium Nitrate, the Chemical That Exploded in Beirut?
scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-ammonium-nitrate-the-chemical-that-exploded-in-beirut
Why Beirut’s ammonium nitrate blast was so devastating
nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02361-x
Beirut blast: How does ammonium nitrate create such devastating explosions?
livescience.com/28841-fertilizer-explosions-ammonium-nitrate.html
Texas City, Beirut linked by dangers of ammonium nitrate
houstonchronicle.com/local/bayou-city-history/article/Texas-City-Beirut-linked-by-dangers-ammonium-15464668.php
The deadly history of ammonium nitrate, the explosive linked to the Beirut blast
nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/08/deadly-history-ammonium-nitrate-explosive-linked-to-beirut-blast
The self-sustaining decomposition of ammonium nitrate fertiliser: Case study, Escombreras valley, Spain
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31761644
What is ammonium nitrate and what happens when it explodes?
compoundchem.com/2020/08/05/ammonium-nitrate
Crop nutrition resource library
cropnutrition.com/resource-library/ammonium-nitrate
Beirut explosion: What we know so far
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53668493
Tianjin chemical blast: China jails 49 for disaster
bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37927158
Beirut Explosion Generates Seismic Waves Equivalent Of A Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake
forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2020/08/06/beirut-port-explosion-triggers-magnitude-3-earthquake/#37eab2f51426
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