The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant will reopen on March 30. According to a March 19 press release, the IAAAP had lead azide on ...

The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is set to resume full operations, officials said.

The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is shut down to safely remove highly explosive lead azide, a chemical used in munitions, the U ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In August, six Harvard Medical School scientists were sickened after ...

Steven V. Ley's letter reminded me of a similar accident that occurred in the late 1940s at a company where I worked as a control chemist (C&EN, June 8, page 4). Although I was not a witness, I seem ...

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 ...