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AMMONIUM SULFATE

COMMON USES AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS
Ammonium sulfate. Red atoms
are oxygen; white atoms are Ammonium sulfate is used as a fertilizer because it sup-
hydrogen; blue atoms are plies nitrogen and sulfur, two nutrients that plants need to
nitrogen; yellow atom is sulfur.
Gray stick indicates double grow properly. Lesser quantities of the compound are utilized
bond. PUB L I S H E RS RE SO URCE in water treatment plants where it is used to control the
GRO U P
acidity of the water being processed. Among other uses of
ammonium sulfate are:

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