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This Toxic Gas is Responsible for Almost All Our Food

Anhydrous ammonia can cause headline-grabbing disasters, but it’s also responsible for 50% of the food on your table. It all boils down to nitrogen, and the process of turning the inert dinitrogen in our air into useful fertilizer. So what is this stuff, how is it used, and how is something so dangerous also so vital?
Season 8 Episode 4 Length 10:03 Premiere: 02/23/22

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S8 E15 Length 17:15 Premiere Date 08/31/22

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S8 E14 Length 14:45 Premiere Date 08/24/22

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S8 E6 Length 09:12 Premiere Date 03/24/22

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S8 E5 Length 12:10 Premiere Date 03/09/22

This Toxic Gas is Responsible for Almost All Our Food
S8 E4 Length 10:03 Premiere Date 02/23/22

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