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Ammonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ammonium hydroxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ammonium hydroxide (NH 3 [aq]), also known as ammonia water , ammonical liquor , ammonia liquor , aqua ammonia , or aqueous ammonia , is a solution of ammonia in water. Although its name ...
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Ammonia (NH3+) is a colorless gas with a strong pungent odor. It is easily liquefied and solidified and is very soluble in water. One volume of water will dissolve 1,300 volumes of NH 3. Ammonia will react with water to form a weak base.
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Most nitrogen fertilizers contain ammonia as either a water solution or as ammonium salts. Ammonia is also used in the manufacturing of nylon, the dyeing of cotton, wool and silk. Ammonia is also used in the Solvay process of producing soda ash, and the Ostwald process of converting ammonia into nitric acid.
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Home > Fish > When Your Fish is Sick > Article: Aquarium Water Quality: Ammonia and Nitrite Toxicity Explained ... Ammonia in water exists in two forms: unionized ammonia (UIA); and ionized ammonia (IA). UIA is considered much more toxic than IA. Most test kits measure total ammonia nitrogen (TAN). TAN is the sum of the...
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The 1999 Ammonia Update pertains only to fresh waters. It does not change or supersede the EPA's aquatic life criterion for ammonia in salt water, published in Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia (Saltwater) in 1989.
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DJB CEO Arun Mathur said: "The maximum we can treat the ammonia content in water is up to 0.3 ppm with chlorine, but this time it is not possible. In such a situation, we have no option but to stop the treatment."
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