~Much concern should be given to the planned building of the New Orleans Cold Storage warehouse at the foot of Esplanade, right next to the US. Mint, at the Governor Nichols St Wharf. Why? Because of their Blast Freezers which are anhydrous ammonia refrigerant systems!!!!
~Editilla would like to Remind Everyone that 50,000 pounds of Anhydrous Ammonia ain't nothing to sneeze at, and it is the Stupid Shit that will Kill You Every Time! This unbelievable discussion should not even be happening.
Anhydrous means "without water."
Because of its high affinity for water, it readily absorbs water to create ammonium hydroxide, which is corrosive like lye. Anhydrous ammonia is a hygroscopic compound, which means that it seeks water from the nearest source, any source, including the human body. Caustic burns can result when anhydrous ammonia contacts body tissue. Most deaths from anhydrous ammonia are caused by severe damage to the throat and lungs from a direct blast to the face. When large amounts are inhaled, the throat swells shut and the victims suffocate. Exposure to vapors or liquids also can cause blindness. More here.
By the way, don't these fools need to get Permitting from the Corps of Engineers? Uh Oh...
The Times Picayune should be sued for not noting this clear and present danger in their article today.
Not one word about what happens when Anhydrous Ammonia reacts with water, for example, in your lungs.
This is Heinous Disregard for the Public Safety.
Meta Talk Time. How do we build a grassroots progressive coalition in the Crescent City?
~We Could Be Famous
FEMA more than triples amount of money for Charity ~WWL
State Farm launches Mac-attack on Payment case with missiles, ground fire and bomb to keep MID market conduct exam from jury~slabbed
Big Three Bailout: Southern Senators Immune to Irony
~CarConnection.com
Illinois trying, it really is, but the most corrupt state?~NYT
No! Not Our Exquisite Corps!!!????
Curious tourists flock to Galveston post Ike~T.J. Aulds
Terriers to Return to New Orleans to Aid in Katrina Relief Urban Plunge
To Tulane, for English and Altruism~Robin Finn
~And how was he certain it was his grandmother’s attic, the students, naïvely and nosily, wanted to know?
Because her corpse was inside, he informed them, shrugging off the macabre aspects of such a discovery.
“He told us, ‘Hey, life is hard here; people live and people die.”
Snow laden bamboo in
New Orleans~pzych
PhotoNOMA Rescheduled ~NOPA
Call to artist & Designers: BECA Gallery New Orleans
~Coo Coo for CoCA Puffs
A tough life for the nanners
The Age Of The Funky Western Civilisation~Retro Universe
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