#AmmoniumNitrate #Beirut

The 740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in a Container Freight Station (CSF) in Chennai’s outskirts of Manali is being cleared in phases. The first lot of 10 containers with the cargo left for Hyderabad on Sunday afternoon with full security.However, after last week’s devastating blast that ripped across Beirut triggered by the 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in the port, concerns were raised about the chemical stored in a warehouse in the city outskirts.

Ammonium nitrate in 37 containers arrived at the Chennai port from South Korea. It was imported by Sri Amman Chemicals. However, the containers were confiscated immediately by the Special Investigation Bureau of the Customs as the company did not have a licence to import the cargo. Since then it has been lying securely at Sattva Manali Container Freight Station. The Customs department disposed of the cargo through e-auction and the buyer is in Hyderabad, sources said.

Ammonium nitrate is an odourless crystalline substance commonly used in manufacturing agricultural fertiliser. This The highly explosive compound is added to improve nitrogen content in fertilisers. Ammonium nitrate explodes violently when its comes into contact with When in contact with an open flame or ignition source, it explodes violently.In this video we talks about the chemical wastage substance that has been in Tamilnadu and the causes.


Chapters
00:00 Start
01:01 Ammonium Nitrate in Chennai
02:43 Amman Chemicals
03:45 Missing of Ammonium Nitrate
06:03 White Potassium to Terrorist
06:55 Chromium Waste in Tamilnadu
07:49 Chemical Wattages in TN

CREDITS
Host - Sakthi Tamilselvan | Script - JV Team | Camera - Hariharan | Edit - Shreeraj


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