AZF (factory)
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AZF was the name of a chemical factory in Toulouse, France, which exploded on 21 September 2001. The blast was equivalent to 20-40 tons of TNT, producing an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4, and was
AZF from city center, 4 or 5 km (through tourist public telescope)
Ammonium nitrate
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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, bu
AZF (factory)
…explosion occurred in the AZF fertiliser factory in Toulouse, France, belonging to the Grande Paroisse branch of the Total group. Three hundred tonnes of ammonium nitrate were stored in hangar #221 (the maximum capacity was 2,000 tonnes). The whole factory was destroyed, leaving a crater with a depth of about 7 m (23 ft…
Ammonium Nitrate