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Page 89
... salt - water ponds , and methods similar to those used by the Japanese have been adopted . Initial studies at Oxford were so promising that more elaborate experiments have been started . In the spring of 1964 a rigid pier - like ...
... salt - water ponds , and methods similar to those used by the Japanese have been adopted . Initial studies at Oxford were so promising that more elaborate experiments have been started . In the spring of 1964 a rigid pier - like ...
Page 116
... salt ) , fresh water will flow through the membrane and dilute the salt solution . This is the well- known process of osmosis . If fresh water flow is pre- vented , a hydrostatic pressure , known as the osmotic pres- sure , builds up in ...
... salt ) , fresh water will flow through the membrane and dilute the salt solution . This is the well- known process of osmosis . If fresh water flow is pre- vented , a hydrostatic pressure , known as the osmotic pres- sure , builds up in ...
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... salt for 22 million years , even if it were not continually replenished . Not only is common or table salt the easiest dissolved mineral to obtain from the ocean , it is also the earliest sea chemical known to man . The Chinese mentioned ...
... salt for 22 million years , even if it were not continually replenished . Not only is common or table salt the easiest dissolved mineral to obtain from the ocean , it is also the earliest sea chemical known to man . The Chinese mentioned ...
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