List of ammonium nitrate incidents and disasters (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of ammonium nitrate incidents and disasters" in English language version.

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"陕西爆炸案：男子因生意失败，为报复对手引爆30吨炸药，炸死89人". NetEase (in Chinese). 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

7news.com.au

"One dead as chemical truck crash causes massive explosion". 7NEWS. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

abc.net.au

"Internal report into the mexican explosion data" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"Bruce Highway south of Gladstone to remain closed after truck explosion". ABC News. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

blogs.abc.net.au

Truck explosion memorial unveiled Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, Jacquie Mackay, Breakfast with Jacquie Mackay, ABC Capricornia, 4 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016

aljazeera.com

Gadzo, Mersiha (4 August 2020). "Beirut explosion death toll rises to 135 as 5,000 wounded: Live". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

books.google.com

Scott, George Stanley; Grant, R. L. (1948). Ammonium Nitrate: Its Properties and Fire and Explosion Hazards. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines.

brisbanetimes.com.au

"Truck explosion injures eight, closes Mitchell Highway". Brisbane Times. 6 September 2014.
Strohfeldt, Catherine (30 August 2024). "Driver dies after trailer of chemicals explodes in Bruce Highway crash". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

businessinsider.com

Jankowicz, Mia (5 August 2020). "2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate was impounded in Beirut's port after it was seized from an abandoned ship in 2014, years before the explosion". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

centraltelegraph.com.au

Enduring tribute binds community Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Rebecca Elliot, Central Telegraph, 5 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

chinabaike.com

"In Chinese". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

cityofroseburg.org

"1959 Blast | City of Roseburg". www.cityofroseburg.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

cnn.com

premium.europe.cnn.com

Tang, Rose (27 March 2001). "Bomber has confessed, China says". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

cnn.com

Alberti, Mia (4 August 2020). "The blast was felt 240 kilometres away from Lebanon". CNN. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

developpement-durable.gouv.fr

aria.developpement-durable.gouv.fr

"Explosion in a nitrogenous fertiliser plant 21 September 1921" (PDF). French Ministry of Environment. March 2008. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
French Ministry of Environment, Explosion in a nitrogenous fertiliser plant (at this time BASF was occupied by French authorities Archived 25 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
"Fire inside a barn and explosion of fertiliser 2 October 2003 Saint Romain-en-Jarez (Loire) France" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2014.

doi.org

C. E. Munroe (1925). "Destruction of Muscle Shoals Ammonium Nitrate by Fire and Explosion". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 17 (8): 819. doi:10.1021/ie50188a015.
Hadden, Rory M.; Rein, Guillermo (2011), "Small-scale experiments of self-sustaining decomposition of NPK fertilizer and application to events aboard the Ostedijk in 2007" (PDF), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186 (1): 731–7, Bibcode:2011JHzM..186..731H, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.047, hdl:20.500.11820/acc131df-4a5b-4096-85c3-2c4e36f5b41e, PMID 21146295, S2CID 18030816
Rigby, S. E.; Lodge, T. J.; Alotaibi, S.; Barr, A. D.; Clarke, S. D.; Langdon, G. S.; Tyas, A. (22 September 2020). "Preliminary yield estimation of the 2020 Beirut explosion using video footage from social media" (PDF). Shock Waves. 30 (6): 671–675. Bibcode:2020ShWav..30..671R. doi:10.1007/s00193-020-00970-z. ISSN 1432-2153.

ed.ac.uk

pure.ed.ac.uk

Hadden, Rory M.; Rein, Guillermo (2011), "Small-scale experiments of self-sustaining decomposition of NPK fertilizer and application to events aboard the Ostedijk in 2007" (PDF), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186 (1): 731–7, Bibcode:2011JHzM..186..731H, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.047, hdl:20.500.11820/acc131df-4a5b-4096-85c3-2c4e36f5b41e, PMID 21146295, S2CID 18030816

elpais.com

María Fabra (10 March 2004). "Un camión lleno de nitrato estalla tras un choque y causa dos muertos en Castelló". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

epa.gov

EPA Chemical Accident Investigation Report Terra Industries, Inc., Nitrogen Fertilizer Facility, Port Neal, Iowa Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (PDF available for download at this website)

exponent.com

Exponent Engineering & Scientific Consulting Process Plant Explosion

foxnews.com

"Evacuation Lifted, Fire at Texas Chemical Plant Under Control". Fox News. 30 July 2009.

gendisasters.com

Police Seek Clues In KC Blast Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Atchison Daily News (via GenDisasters), 1 December 1988.

go.com

abcnews.go.com

"West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Explosion: Some Residents Allowed to Return Home". ABC News. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

gov.cn

"Tianjin Port Accident Investigation Report" (in Chinese). The State Council of the People’s Republic of China. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

handle.net

hdl.handle.net

Hadden, Rory M.; Rein, Guillermo (2011), "Small-scale experiments of self-sustaining decomposition of NPK fertilizer and application to events aboard the Ostedijk in 2007" (PDF), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186 (1): 731–7, Bibcode:2011JHzM..186..731H, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.047, hdl:20.500.11820/acc131df-4a5b-4096-85c3-2c4e36f5b41e, PMID 21146295, S2CID 18030816

harvard.edu

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Hadden, Rory M.; Rein, Guillermo (2011), "Small-scale experiments of self-sustaining decomposition of NPK fertilizer and application to events aboard the Ostedijk in 2007" (PDF), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186 (1): 731–7, Bibcode:2011JHzM..186..731H, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.047, hdl:20.500.11820/acc131df-4a5b-4096-85c3-2c4e36f5b41e, PMID 21146295, S2CID 18030816
Rigby, S. E.; Lodge, T. J.; Alotaibi, S.; Barr, A. D.; Clarke, S. D.; Langdon, G. S.; Tyas, A. (22 September 2020). "Preliminary yield estimation of the 2020 Beirut explosion using video footage from social media" (PDF). Shock Waves. 30 (6): 671–675. Bibcode:2020ShWav..30..671R. doi:10.1007/s00193-020-00970-z. ISSN 1432-2153.

huffingtonpost.com

"Texas Fertilizer Plant Kept Quiet About Huge Stores Of Explosive Substance". Huffington Post. 20 April 2013.

humanite.fr

"Toulouse La rumeur de l'attentat" [Toulouse the rumor of an attack]. L'Humanité (in French). 5 October 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2025. Le ministre de l'Environnement, Yves Cochet, a déclaré qu'une information lui était parvenue " qui montre qu'il peut y avoir cette origine terroriste ".

journalnow.com

Young, Wes (9 February 2022). "Winston-Salem Fire Chief: Investigators believe they know where fertilizer plant fire started, but determining cause will take time". Winston-Salem Journal.
Young, Wes (7 February 2022). "Fire investigators begin work in Winston-Salem fertilizer plant ruins". Winston-Salem Journal.

justicenewsflash.com

"El Dorado Chemical Company goes up in smoke!". 3 August 2009.

kaleva.fi

Sankala, Kari (9 January 1999). "Typpi räjähti lähtemättömästi oululaisten mieliin". Kaleva (in Finnish). Oulu. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

kansascity.com

Mike McGraw (18 February 2007). "New Questions In Deadly Blast". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.

letelegramme.fr

"En 1947, le nitrate d'ammonium impliqué dans une explosion meurtrière au port de Brest". Le Télégramme. 5 August 2020.

local1259iaff.org

"Texas City, Texas, Disaster". Texas City Firefighters Local 1259. 29 April 1947. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

miramasloupedassa.blogspot.de

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Media, Q. P. S. (30 August 2024). "Fatal traffic crash, Bororen". Queensland Police News. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

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Hadden, Rory M.; Rein, Guillermo (2011), "Small-scale experiments of self-sustaining decomposition of NPK fertilizer and application to events aboard the Ostedijk in 2007" (PDF), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186 (1): 731–7, Bibcode:2011JHzM..186..731H, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.047, hdl:20.500.11820/acc131df-4a5b-4096-85c3-2c4e36f5b41e, PMID 21146295, S2CID 18030816

nla.gov.au

trove.nla.gov.au

Three die in chemical blast Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, The Canberra Times, 1 September 1972. Retrieved 11 November 2016
Fire blamed Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, The Canberra Times, 2 September 1972. Retrieved 11 November 2016

nytimes.com

McKinley, James C. (10 September 2007). "Truck Explosion in Mexico Kills 37". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

queenslandcountrylife.com.au

"Government launches lawsuit over 2014 truck explosion". 10 January 2019.

semanticscholar.org

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Hadden, Rory M.; Rein, Guillermo (2011), "Small-scale experiments of self-sustaining decomposition of NPK fertilizer and application to events aboard the Ostedijk in 2007" (PDF), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186 (1): 731–7, Bibcode:2011JHzM..186..731H, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.047, hdl:20.500.11820/acc131df-4a5b-4096-85c3-2c4e36f5b41e, PMID 21146295, S2CID 18030816

sfc.fr

Société Française de Chimie, Explosions Following A Fire: Major Catastrophes Archived 6 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine

societechimiquedefrance.fr

"Explosions Following a Fire". The French Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

theguardian.com

Chulov, Martin; Safi, Michael; Borger, Julian (4 August 2020). "Lebanon: at least 78 killed as huge explosion rocks Beirut". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

thenation.com

Urbina, Ian (2 September 2020). "The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion". The Nation.

touregypt.net

Middleton, Ned, Miscellaneous Shipwrecks of the Red Sea Not Found in Egyptian Waters

web.archive.org

"Explosion in a nitrogenous fertiliser plant 21 September 1921" (PDF). French Ministry of Environment. March 2008. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
French Ministry of Environment, Explosion in a nitrogenous fertiliser plant (at this time BASF was occupied by French authorities Archived 25 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Tessenderlo Group
"Texas City, Texas, Disaster". Texas City Firefighters Local 1259. 29 April 1947. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
Société Française de Chimie, Explosions Following A Fire: Major Catastrophes Archived 6 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
"Explosions Following a Fire". The French Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
Three die in chemical blast Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, The Canberra Times, 1 September 1972. Retrieved 11 November 2016
Fire blamed Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, The Canberra Times, 2 September 1972. Retrieved 11 November 2016
Truck explosion memorial unveiled Archived 2016-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, Jacquie Mackay, Breakfast with Jacquie Mackay, ABC Capricornia, 4 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016
Enduring tribute binds community Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Rebecca Elliot, Central Telegraph, 5 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
Mike McGraw (18 February 2007). "New Questions In Deadly Blast". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.
Police Seek Clues In KC Blast Archived 2013-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Atchison Daily News (via GenDisasters), 1 December 1988.
EPA Chemical Accident Investigation Report Terra Industries, Inc., Nitrogen Fertilizer Facility, Port Neal, Iowa Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (PDF available for download at this website)
"In Chinese". Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
Tang, Rose (27 March 2001). "Bomber has confessed, China says". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
"陕西爆炸案：男子因生意失败，为报复对手引爆30吨炸药，炸死89人". NetEase (in Chinese). 24 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
María Fabra (10 March 2004). "Un camión lleno de nitrato estalla tras un choque y causa dos muertos en Castelló". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
"West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Explosion: Some Residents Allowed to Return Home". ABC News. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
Gadzo, Mersiha (4 August 2020). "Beirut explosion death toll rises to 135 as 5,000 wounded: Live". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

whiterose.ac.uk

eprints.whiterose.ac.uk

Rigby, S. E.; Lodge, T. J.; Alotaibi, S.; Barr, A. D.; Clarke, S. D.; Langdon, G. S.; Tyas, A. (22 September 2020). "Preliminary yield estimation of the 2020 Beirut explosion using video footage from social media" (PDF). Shock Waves. 30 (6): 671–675. Bibcode:2020ShWav..30..671R. doi:10.1007/s00193-020-00970-z. ISSN 1432-2153.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Rigby, S. E.; Lodge, T. J.; Alotaibi, S.; Barr, A. D.; Clarke, S. D.; Langdon, G. S.; Tyas, A. (22 September 2020). "Preliminary yield estimation of the 2020 Beirut explosion using video footage from social media" (PDF). Shock Waves. 30 (6): 671–675. Bibcode:2020ShWav..30..671R. doi:10.1007/s00193-020-00970-z. ISSN 1432-2153.