A HUGE explosion erupted in Beirut on August 4 causing 100 deaths and nearly 4,000 injuries. It has been reported that the cause of the explosion in the Lebanon capital was ammonium nitrate. But what ...

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Ammonium nitrate, a common agricultural fertilizer, is best known as an ingredient in the explosive that was used in the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and the Oklahoma City Federal Building ...

There are still many details surrounding the cause of the explosion that devastated much of Beirut on Tuesday that remain murky and unexplained. However, the government in Lebanon has so far indicated ...

Ammonium nitrate, the material that appears to have caused the massive explosion that devastated Beirut on Tuesday, has been behind some of the largest accidental explosions and terrorist bombings on ...

The huge explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday is thought to have been caused by ammonium nitrate. The chemical is often used as fertilizer — and in explosives. Lebanese Prime Minister ...

A gigantic amount of ammonium nitrate recently exploded in Beirut, killing hundreds, injuring thousands while causing catastrophic damage. Chemically, it's not at all surprising that ammonium nitrate ...

Ammonium nitrate is a crystal-like white solid which is made in large industrial quantities. Its biggest use is as a source of nitrogen for fertiliser, but it is also used to create explosives for ...

The Lebanese capital Beirut was rocked on Tuesday evening local time by an explosion that has killed more than 100 people and injured thousands more. The country's prime minister, Hassan Diab, said ...