The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant will store highly explosive lead azide in secure underground magazines after a 2 1/2-week ...

The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant reopened March 30 after a safety pause and is now seeking a permit to store lead azide ...

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

Army officials announced last week that plant operations would be temporarily paused "to conduct a proactive safety review." ...

Starting next week, every home in the United States will be able to order four more free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, public health ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

It was important to read the recent letters that revisited the dangers associated with the use of sodium azide (C&EN Jan. 11, page 4; April 5, page 5; and Nov. 9, 2009, page 8). None of these letters, ...