LEAD azide is still prepared by using, in principle, a method first described by Curtius 1. This method involves reacting a soluble inorganic azide, preferably sodium azide, with a soluble lead salt, ...
The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant will reopen after a temporary shutdown for a safety review. The closure was due to concerns over the safe storage of the highly explosive compound lead azide. This plant ...
The Iowa Army Ammunition Plant (IAAAP) in Middletown remains on pause as officials conduct a safety review and remove lead azide at the plant, the Army said Thursday. The pause was initiated on ...