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Ammonium Nitrate Chemistry

on November 02, 2020

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What's the impact of COVID-19 on greenhouse gas emissions?

on June 04, 2020

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Is a drop in air pollution, including greenhouse gases, a silver lining to COVID-19? I spoke with Virginia Trioli about this on ABC Radio Melbourne.

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Bush fire haze could cause 'long-term health effects'

During the summer bushfire crisis I went on Sky News to discuss the air quality impacts of smoke.

Nishinoshima Volcano Injecting Sulfur into the Troposphere

In recent weeks the Nishinoshima volcano has been sending plumes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) almost halfway across the Pacific Ocean. Nishinoshima is a relatively new and active volcanic island located over 900 km off the coast of Japan. On June 15 the Japanese Coast Guard shared images of it erupting , and on June 25 confirmed that it was erupting at a high level of explosivity . Volcanic gases contain lots of sulfur. Highly explosive eruptions have the potential to inject these gases directly into the stratosphere. This is exactly what is happening with Nishinoshima right now, and it can be seen from space courtesy of the TROPOMI instrument aboard the European Space Agency's Sentinel-5P satellite. The image below shows the mean concentration of SO 2 detected at 15 km above sea level over the past week. During this period Nishinoshima represents the largest single stratospheric SO 2 input globally. Multiple distinct plumes of SO 2 are visible, with the largest exte...

Ammonium Nitrate Chemistry

Earlier this year I had an article reprinted in Scientific American , which took me back to my PhD research on ammonium nitrate explosives. Ammonium nitrate on its own is surprisingly difficult to detonate, but major accidental explosions keep occurring. In the aftermath of the Beirut explosion it was great to see many chemical safety experts getting accurate information out about how to safely manage this hazardous chemical.

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