(Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images)Natural Resources Canada, which regulates storage of the chemical, did not identify specifically where in Canada ammonium nitrate is largely stored today when asked by CBC News. Explosions can be triggered if a large amount of ammonium nitrate is exposed to extreme heat. In Canada, the storage of ammonium nitrate is federally regulated. Farmers opt for alternativesTenuta, the Manitoba professor, said more farmers have moved away from ammonium nitrate as fertilizer in recent years as the rules have pushed them to use alternatives, such as urea, urea ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium nitrate. Under the federal Transport of Dangerous Goods Act, Ottawa does not allow ammonium nitrate to be loaded or unloaded at Canadian ports.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2020 08:00 UTC