Pressurized Harvest: The Volatile Logistics of Anhydrous Ammonia

Exactly half of the proteins in your body contain nitrogen atoms that were synthesized in an industrial factory rather than by nature. Modern agriculture is entirely dependent on synthetic fertilizer. But getting that vital nitrogen into the soil requires the transportation of one of the most volatile, toxic chemicals on the planet: Anhydrous Ammonia. This book traces the terrifying, pressurized...