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  2. Fertilizer burn - Wikipedia

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    The best option in terms of recovery is to water the plant with more water, maintaining damp soil. Stop fertilizer usage until the plant is hydrated. If a plant is burnt due to an abundance of nitrogen or ammonia, stop fertilizer usage and continue to water. If there is severe root rot, the function may not be able to recover and the plant may die.

  3. List of MythBusters episodes - Wikipedia

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    Can watering plants with microwaved water kill them? Can you put out a fire on a lake by turning a boat at an angle? Can metronomes started at different times sync together? Can a ball chain "levitate" over a lip of a cup? Can sugar and sulfuric acid explode like a "black snake"? Are dry ice bombs lethal?

  4. Oil well fire - Wikipedia

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    Liquid nitrogen or water is then forced in at the bottom to reduce the oxygen supply and put out the fire. The "LeRoy Corporation, Houston Oil well Firefighters" constructed a machine with an arm that was positioned over an oil well pipe on fire. The machine then lowers a cap over the pipe, extinguishing the flames.

  5. Firewater (fire fighting) - Wikipedia

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    Even with high velocity water, it can still become polluted, even if the levels are indeed lower. In using water as a main source of fire fighting, it is clear that there will always be some level of toxicity in the water that is utilized in the process of stopping these fires. Ultimately, the best method of lessening fire-water is lessening fires.

  6. Sea water, in theory, could be used to help a fire. But, its salty components can do more harm than good, which is why firefighters typically avoid using it unless absolutely necessary.

  7. Indiana plastics fire spewed toxic chemicals, EPA tests find ...

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    A plastics fire in Indiana spewed various toxic chemicals into the air, including hydrogen cyanide and benzene, according to test results from the Environmental Protection Agency.. Officials said ...

  8. Nitrogen cycle - Wikipedia

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    The nitrogen cycle is an important process in the ocean as well. While the overall cycle is similar, there are different players [42] and modes of transfer for nitrogen in the ocean. Nitrogen enters the water through the precipitation, runoff, or as N 2 from the atmosphere. Nitrogen cannot be utilized by phytoplankton as N

  9. Residents near Indiana plastics fire report snowlike debris ...

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