Anhydrous Ammonia Chemical Release --- Lake County, Illinois, April 2019

An accidental residential-area release of anhydrous ammonia gas, used as an agricultural fertilizer, resulted in multiple emergency department evaluations and further hospitalizations, including some for cases of respiratory failure.
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Category: American Health Tags: Ammonia First Responders MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news