The aim of this initiative is to facilitate responsible and safe use and control of ammonium nitrate, to roadmap strategy, to point out short term goals as well action plan in long term, which will be acceptable for private and industrial sectors, as well at governmental level.
At the starting stage it is reasonable to set up legislative background with the analogy to foreign countries law and with realization of appropriate adaptation mechanisms. For this at the beginning we will apply draft law version to appropriate sub-committees in the parliament.
The initiative group was established in accordance to the geopolitical risks consideration and in relevance of neighboring security policy tasks assessment.
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Legislative Initiative for Ammonium Nitrate Safety in Georgia
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2. World CBRN & Medical Congress / Medical Workshop / CBRN Workshop
CEBIRAM poster presenters to be present:
19 OCT 12:45 - 13:15 / 20 OCT 09:00 - 09:15; 12:45 - 13:00 / 21 OCT 09:00 - 09:15
Medical WS poster presenters to be present:
20 OCT 12:15 - 12:45 / 21 OCT 08:45 - 09:15; 12:30 - 12:45
CBRN WS poster presenters to be present:
20 OCT 12:15 - 12:45 / 21 OCT 09:00 - 09:15; 12:30 - 12:45
Rapid Immunochemical Tests for Anabolic Steroids and Synthetic Drugs
- Head of the Department of Natural Compounds, Faculty of Food and Biochemical
Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, CZE
Examination of Forensic Evidence Contaminated by CBRNE
- National Institute for NBC Protection, CZE
Co-authors:
Mr. Martin URBAN - National Institute for NBC Protection, CZE
Mr - Institute of Criminalistics Prague , CZE
Ammonium Nitrate Safe Governance Program Initiative in Georgia
Mrs. Tamar CHACHIBAIA - Head of Intergovernmental Agency for Ammonium Nitrate Safe Governance, GEO
Co-authors:
Mr. Manuel PASTOR - Scientific Responsible of the NMR Unit, University of Santiago de Compostela, ESP
Mr. Radovan FIALA - Head of Josef Dadok National NMR Centre, National Centre for Biomolecular Research &
Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, CZE
Performance Analysis of Possible Terrorists Attacks Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Ph.D student, Lecturer, Fire Rescue College, Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic,
CZE
Co-author:
Mr. - Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, CZE
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3. Radovan Fiala, Tamar Chachibaia, Manuel Martin Pastor
EOD Destroy Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer
INTRODUCTION
REFERENCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AMMONIUM NITRATE
Ammonium Nitrate Safe Governance Program Initiative in Georgia
Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Czech Republic (mailto: fiala@chemi.muni.cz)
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Tbilisi State University, Georgia (mailto: nanogeorgia@gmail.com)
Ammonium Nitrate (NH4NO3) is agricultural fertilizer, which
is produced in industrial quantities. AN belongs to dual use
chemicals, as is potent explosive and detonator. Out of
fourteen chemicals listed by the industry experts
ammonium nitrate pose the greatest threat while used as
explosive. Ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers are used in
the manufacturing of homemade explosives (HMEs),
particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The counter-Home
Made Explosives (HME) safeguard measures vary from
country to country.
In 2008 Ammonium Nitrate Security Program was proposed
by the USA Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as
stand alone chemical security program in response to
direction from Congress. In 2009 was banned by Pakistan
government and in 2010 by Afghanistan. In Germany, UK
and Norway after 2011 Oslo bombing is in force the law for
regulation of AN production, sales and distribution.
Latest on 20th of June 2016 Turkish government banned
AN in the country.
In Georgia also is temporarily stopped production of AN
since June 2016 until adoption of new regulations.
Preferred aspects is to provide ammonium nitrate compositions
comprising ammonium nitrate and at least a second compound, to
substantially reduce the detonation sensitivity of the composition.
Fertilizer is a mix of (NH4)2SO4, the double salts
(NH4)2SO4•2(NH4NO3) and (NH4)2SO4•3(NH4NO3), and a
trace of NH4NO3. We consider scientific confirmation for safety
applications of NH4NO3 by blasting support operations for threats
and consequences management of ammonium nitrate.
Sanida National Laboratories
For the formula which was not patented
LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE, FOSTERING AMERICAN
AND EUROPEAN LAWS FOR PILOT VERSION
LAUNCH IN GEORGIA
Sep 20, 2011, Kandahar,
Afghanistan
Explosive Ordinance Disposal
(EOD) picking up Ammonium
Nitrate Fertilizer from the
Afghan National Police Station.
The fertilizer is banned in
Afghanistan because it's an
easy ingredient for Home Made
Explosives (HME).
1)Appl, M. (2005), "Ammonia", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH
2) Hager, T. (2008). The Alchemy of Air. New York, NY: Harmony Books.
3) Philip & Phyllis Morris, "From Fertile Minds" (review) American Scientist, 2001
4) Nobel Award to Haber". New York Times. 3 February 1920. Retrieved 22 Sept. 2016. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf
5) Arduino, M. (2000)CDC investigations of noninfectious outbreaks of adverse events in hemodialysis facilities, 1979-1999, SEMIN DIAL, 13(2), 86-91
The goal of the project is to elaborate law for ammonium nitrate safe
governance and security provision in Georgia. The objectives of the
project is to prepare background for relevant legislative regulations,
adaptation of similar rules and norms of USA and EU; to prepare
draft proposal for the submission to the appropriate sub-committee in
the parliament of Georgia; and adoption of law.
Pic.1. A historical (1921) high-pressure steel reactor for production
of ammonia via the Haber process is displayed at the Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Germany.
Without ammonia, there would be no
inorganic fertilizers, and nearly half the
world would go hungry. The Haber–Bosch
process, is an artificial nitrogen fixation
process and is the main industrial
procedure for the production of ammonia
today.[1]
Historical overview of industrial production of ammonia
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Haber and Bosch were later awarded Nobel
prizes, in 1918 and 1931 respectively, for
their work in overcoming the chemical and
engineering problems of large-scale,
continuous-flow, high-pressure technology.
[4]
Ammonia was first manufactured using the
Haber process on an industrial scale in 1913
in BASF's Oppau plant in Germany,
reaching 20 tones per day the following
year.[3]
During World War I, the production of
munitions required large amounts of nitrate.
The Allies had access to large sodium
nitrate deposits in Chile (so called "Chile
saltpetre") controlled by British companies.
Germany had no such resources, so the
Haber process proved essential to the
German war effort.[2]
Synthetic ammonia from the Haber process
was used for the production of nitric acid, a
precursor to the nitrates used in explosives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJEnfzlR1HY
2011 Norway attacks
The building housing the Office of the Prime
Minister and Ministry of Justice and the Police with blown-out
windows shortly after the explosion on 22 July 2011. Aluminium
powder-enriched ANNM explosive, with total size of 950 kg
(150 kg of aluminum powder), increasing demolition power by
10-30% over plain ANFO, was used in the Oslo bombing.
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Excess of agricultural fertilizers in runoff waters cause algal
bloom. Eutrophication of the surface, drinking, and
wastewaters is an emerging issue in water quality
surveillance and monitoring. In the dialysis centers of
hospitals water for renal replacement therapy for the
patients with renal insufficiency if used from municipal
water supply system. Quality of dialysis water is very
important for patients' life. In the investigations of CDC of
Noninfectious Outbreaks of Adverse Events in
Hemodialysis Facilities is a reported fatal case of poisoning
of patients with Cyanobacterial toxins in Brasil.[5]
Eutrophication
• Harmful algal blooms (Figure
reproduced from Glibert et al.
(2005a) with permission of the
Oceanography Society).
World CBRN & Medical (CEBIRAM) Congress
19 – 21 OCTOBER 2016, PRAHA, CZECH REPUBLIC
In 2008 the amendment requires the
Department to "regulate the sale and
transfer of ammonium nitrate... to prevent
the misappropriation or use of ammonium
nitrate in an act of terrorism.“