| Chemical Risk Analysis: A Practical Handbook | Additional uses such as education and research purposes may also be considered, but individual use will not |
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| ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder• Many countries are phasing out its use in consumer applications due to concerns over its potential for misuse | Explosions are not uncommon: relatively minor incidents occur most years, and several large and devastating explosions have also occurred |
The Science of Industrial Explosives.
23| It should not be stored near high explosives or blasting agents | Karl-Heinz Zapp "Ammonium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2012, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim |
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| Wolfgang Laue, Michael Thiemann, Erich Scheibler, Karl Wilhelm Wiegand "Nitrates and Nitrites" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim | have killed thousands of people since the early 20th century |
Contact with certain substances such as , and , can lead to vigorous or even violent decomposition capable of igniting nearby combustible material or detonating.
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