The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant reopened March 30 after a safety pause and is now seeking a permit to store lead azide ...

MIDDLETOWN, Iowa — The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant announced operations remain paused while crews work to remove a chemical ...

The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant will store highly explosive lead azide in secure underground magazines after a 2 1/2-week ...

Sodium azide is a white powder that explodes when it hits metal. When it hits water, it turns into an acid that can eat through your skin. When it’s inhaled, it shreds your lungs. But for a long time, ...

TRW Automotive will cease production this month of an explosive chemical that caused dozens of fiery explosions at its east Mesa air bag plant and sparked community protests. The company said it will ...

Azides are chemical compounds widely used in synthetic organic chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and materials chemistry. However, conventional synthesis methods for azide compounds have severe ...

The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant reopens March 30 after a safety review of explosive lead azide, impacting approximately 800 ...

While at-home COVID-19 tests are considered safe and effective when used properly, a chemical found in some popular kits is leading to an increase in calls to poison control centers. Sodium azide is ...

MIDDLETOWN, Iowa — The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP) in Middletown remains on pause as officials conduct a safety review and remove lead azide at the plant, the Army said Thursday. The pause was ...

It was important to read the recent letters that revisited the dangers associated with the use of sodium azide (C&EN Jan. 11, page 4; April 5, page 5; and Nov. 9, 2009, page 8). None of these letters, ...

INHIBITION of respiration by azide has been known for many years. It is now generally considered that azide not only inhibits electron transfer through the cytochrome chain, presumably by inhibiting ...

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