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Safety of Beef Processing Method Is Questioned

Dec. 31, 2009
E. coli and salmonella have been found dozens of times in meat processed with a novel ammonia treatment.
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No injuries reported in ammonia leak

CALGARY, Ontario, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- No one was reported injured during an ammonia leak at a chicken processing plant in Calgary, Canada, authorities said Monday.
Study: Seabirds cause atmospheric acidity

Study: Seabirds cause atmospheric acidity

LONDON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A British-led study shows ammonia emissions from seabirds is a significant source of nitrogen in remote coastal ecosystems.

Ammonia leak causes evacuations

LYNCHBURG, Va., June 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in Lynchburg, Va., said an elementary school was evacuated after an ammonia leak at a nearby dairy.

Ammonia may cause ecosystem damage

SACRAMENTO, June 1 (UPI) -- Ammonia created as a byproduct of human waste may be causing significant damage to the ecosystem around Sacramento, Calif., scientists say.

Pufferfish finding may help liver patients

BETHESDA, Md., March 30 (UPI) -- U.S. and Japanese scientists say a protein that excretes ammonia through pufferfish gills may help in the treatment of liver and kidney disease.

Ammonia engines promoted at conference

GOLDEN, Colo., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Hydrogen Engine Center Inc. President Ted Hollinger said the company will have ammonia-fueled engines on the market by 2008.

Ammonia-loving archaea: most abundant

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S.-initiated international study shows a group of microorganisms called crenarchaeota are the Earth's most abundant ammonia oxidizing land creature.

KBR gets contract for big ammonia plant

HOUSTON, April 20 (UPI) -- Egypt Basic Industries Corp. let a contract to KBR Inc. for a large, export-oriented ammonia plant near the Red Sea.

Ammonia gas blinds, burns and kills

Derailment releases ammonia, one dead

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler