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Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound made from ammonia and nitric acid that has both industrial and agricultural uses. It's important because it's widely used as a fertilizer to help crops grow, though it can also be dangerous if mishandled or misused.
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Research
2,808 papers- Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Blast: Analysis, Review, and Recommendations.Frontiers in public health · 2021
- Influence of ammonium nitrate on the crystallisation of ammonium sulfate.Environmental technology · 2024
- Identification of early ammonium nitrate-responsive genes in rice roots.Scientific reports · 2017
- Alleviation of iron deficiency in pear by ammonium nitrate and nitric oxide.BMC plant biology · 2022
- Lessons to be learned from an analysis of ammonium nitrate disasters in the last 100 years.Journal of hazardous materials · 2014
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Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula NH4NO3. It is a white crystalline salt consisting of ions of ammonium and nitrate. It is highly soluble in water and hygroscopic as a solid, but does not form hydrates. It is predominantly used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertilizer.
Its other major use is as a component of explosive mixtures used in mining, quarrying, and civil construction. It is the major constituent of ANFO, an industrial explosive which accounts for 80% of explosives used in North America; similar formulations have been used in improvised explosive devices.