Beirut Ammonium Nitrate Blast: Analysis, Review, and Recommendations
A massive chemical detonation occurred on August 4, 2020 in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. An uncontrolled fire in an adjacent warehouse ignited ~2,750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate (AN), producing one of the most devastating blasts in recent history. The blast supersonic pressure and heat wave claimed the...
Main Authors: | Samar Al-Hajj, Hassan R. Dhaini, Stefania Mondello, Haytham Kaafarani, Firas Kobeissy, Ralph G. DePalma |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.657996/full |
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