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  2. Water-reactive substances - Wikipedia

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    Water-reactive substances [1] are those that spontaneously undergo a chemical reaction with water, often noted as generating flammable gas. [2] Some are highly reducing in nature. [ 3 ] Notable examples include alkali metals , lithium through caesium , and alkaline earth metals , magnesium through barium .

  3. Santa Clara Waste Water explosion - Wikipedia

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    A vacuum truck exploded at the Santa Clara Waste Water plant in the early morning hours of November 18, 2014. Two workers were injured in the initial explosion, three responding fire-fighters were injured by the fumes from the spill of a highly volatile chemical mixture, and 50 others were exposed to fumes and required treatment at local hospitals.

  4. Underwater explosion - Wikipedia

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    An underwater charge explosion, conducted by the US Navy. An underwater explosion (also known as an UNDEX) is a chemical or nuclear explosion that occurs under the surface of a body of water. While useful in anti-ship and submarine warfare, underwater bombs are not as effective against coastal facilities.

  5. Louisville explosion: 2 in critical condition, no fatalities

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    In April 2003, an explosion at the plant caused a 26,000-pound release of aqua ammonia, or ammonia solution in water, according to an investigation from the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard ...

  6. Chemical identified in drinking water likely to be in many ...

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    The Summary. A newly identified chemical byproduct may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found. Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous.

  7. Contractor Says Strange Chemicals Were Involved in BP Rig ...

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    An ill-advised attempt to evade environmental laws may have been the major cause of BP's (BP) Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion, testimony before a government panel revealed on Monday. The ...

  8. TNT - Wikipedia

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    Pink water and red water are two distinct types of wastewater related to trinitrotoluene. [34] Pink water is produced from equipment washing processes after munitions filling or demilitarization operations, [ 35 ] [ 36 ] and as such is generally saturated with the maximum amount of TNT that will dissolve in water (about 150 parts per million ...

  9. Contact explosive - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen triiodide explosion. A contact explosive is a chemical substance that explodes violently when it is exposed to a relatively small amount of energy (e.g. friction, pressure, sound, light). Though different contact explosives have varying amounts of energy sensitivity, they are all much more sensitive relative to other kinds of explosives.

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