The explosion at a fertiliser plant in Toulouse in
September 2001 has raised awareness of the accident potential arising from the storage of ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate-based fertilisers, in particular of material rejected during the manufacturing process or returned to the manufacturer (off-specs). The existing categories of ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitratebased fertilisers in Directive 96/82/EC should therefore be reviewed with a view to include ‘off-specs’ material.
Ammonium nitrate (10/50): 'off-specs' maerial and fertilisers not fulfilling the detonation test
