Ammonium nitrate forms when ammonia gas and nitric acid, produced by agricultural activities and fossil fuel combustion, respectively, react in the atmosphere. The findings appear in Environmental ...

One such compound the team investigated was ammonium nitrate (NH 4 NO 3, AN), a widely used fertilizer and excellent oxidizer, or a chemical that supplies oxygen during combustion and releases energy.

Syria’s new authorities have started probing “the involvement of the former Syrian regime in cooperation with Iran-backed Lebanese militias” in “the import and smuggling of the ammonium nitrate” of ...

Addressing local inefficient combustion processes can effectively ... “Outside Delhi, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, and biomass-burning-derived organic aerosols are more prominent.” ...