Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as an agricultural fertiliser, but is also a compound in explosives.
Port authorities in Ivory Coast have dismissed safety fears about a moored boat loaded with 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which is the same compound that caused a catastrophic blast in Lebanon four years ago.
Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as an agricultural fertiliser, but is also a compound in explosives.
Its presence in the waters off the busy city of Abidjan home to more than six million people has caused alarm among some residents.
Part of this same cargo, which began its journey in Russia, ended up being dumped off the coast of England last year after it became contaminated by fuel oil following a rough sea voyage.
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