Sodium nitrites and nitrates serve as preservatives that prevent bacterial growth and maintain that appealing rosy hue in processed meats. However, when exposed to high heat or when they interact ...

The owners of a container ship which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea on Monday have denied reports it had hazardous sodium cyanide on board. US tanker Stena Immaculate was anchored ...

In the aftermath of the crash there were fears it was carrying a combination of alcohol and 15 containers of sodium cyanide. However the Solong's owner, Ernst Russ, has confirmed the ship was not ...

It remains unclear whether there has been any leak of the chemical. "Sodium Cyanide is used widely in metal processing and, whilst quite corrosive and toxic, it only becomes a serious problem when ...

However, it’s now been confirmed that there is no sodium cyanide on board. "There are four empty containers that have previously contained the hazardous chemical and these containers will ...

It was anchored when hit by the Portuguese-flagged Solong — carrying highly toxic sodium cyanide. The impact tore a hole in the Stena’s cargo tank. Jet fuel spilled into the sea, ignited then ...

Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States Department of Chemistry, ...

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OLYMPIA, Wash. - Lawmakers are discussing a bill that would restrict the sale of highly concentrated sodium nitrite, a chemical linked to suicide attempts. The proposed legislation, House Bill ...

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