At all Recognised Competitions, only equipment (bars, collars, weights, platforms and benches) from World Para Powerlifting Approved Suppliers is permitted to be used in order to recognise results.

Smelling salts usually contain ammonia, water, and sometimes ethanol. When the package is opened, ammonia gas is released. This gas irritates the nasal membranes and lungs, causing a reflex that ...

1. Powerlifting was first included as a Paralympic sport at the 1984 Paralympic Games, although weightlifting made its Games debut at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics. 2. Since Barcelona 1992 only ...

Salts are natural components of soil, surface, and groundwater. They are ionic mineral compounds, which means they bonded by electrostatic attractions between cations (+ charge) and anions (- charge).

Method: Dip a glass rod in concentrated hydrochloric acid and put this in a sample of the gas. Result: If ammonia is present, a white ‘smoke’ of ammonium chloride is observed.

A major use of ammonia is in the manufacture of fertilisers. The most effective fertilisers contain nitrogen because plants need it in order to produce proteins. Phosphorus and potassium are also ...

Warner noted that much of the country—certainly the Northeast and Midwest—gets four different, seasonal types of dirt that concentrate in entryways: minerals (various salts) in winter ...