ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the fertilizers such as anhydrous ammonia, aqua ammonia, nonpressure nitrogen solutions, liquid mixed fertilizers, and suspensions. Published data, however, show that countries such as Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom consume significant amounts of fluid fertilizers for direct application. The Department of Agriculture has developed a reasonably accurate system for reporting the quantities of all fluid fertilizers consumed. About 17 MM tonnes of fluid fertilizers were used in the United States during 1980. Some reasons for the popularity of fluid fertilizers are: One of the main disadvantages in handling fluid fertilizers is that they require special storage and handling equipment. A survey of fluid fertilizer manufacturers shows that about 35% of the fluid fertilizer plants in the United States produce suspensions and 89% produce solutions. One of the main disadvantages in handling fluid fertilizers is that they require special storage and handling equipment.
