Bacteria commonly utilize nitrate and nitrite as terminal electron acceptors for respiration in the absence of oxygen, or for incorporation in biomass. However, it was only recently described that ...

Some of the chemicals onboard that have caused concern are vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, benzene, ethyl hexyl acrylate and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether. Vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate were ...

Fertilizers common to crop production in Indiana usually contain nitrogen in one or more of the following forms: nitrate, ammonia, ammonium or urea. Each form has specific properties that determine ...

Nearly 3,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate - taken from a ship off the coast of Beirut six years ago and then stored in a warehouse - has been blamed for the explosion that ripped through the port ...

When they react water and a salt called sodium nitrate is produced. Katie: Oh, OK. So, does sodium nitrate have any uses by the way? What is it? Miss Fong: Yes. In industrial settings they're used ...

It was loaded with ammonium nitrate, a substance used in fertilizer and explosives, when it docked at the port of Tromsø, which is located near to a university campus and university hospital ...

When they react water and a salt called sodium nitrate is produced. Katie: Oh, OK. So, does sodium nitrate have any uses by the way? What is it? Miss Fong: Yes. In industrial settings they're used ...

The road was closed after a deadly collision between a ute and a truck caused an ammonium nitrate explosion. The Bruce Highway in central Queensland has reopened after a chemical truck explosion ...