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  2. Saltpetre works - Wikipedia

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    The two scientists discovered that saltpeter formed inside the walls of the caves of the doline, under certain conditions of humidity and temperature. [9] Prior to the discovery, nitraries were widespread all over the Kingdom of Naples. Manure was collected by the government and used to make saltpeter, which was a key ingredient for gunpowder ...

  3. Sodium nitrate - Wikipedia

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    This alkali metal nitrate salt is also known as Chile saltpeter (large deposits of which were historically mined in Chile) [4] [5] to distinguish it from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate. The mineral form is also known as nitratine, nitratite or soda niter. Sodium nitrate is a white deliquescent solid very soluble in water.

  4. Marine food web - Wikipedia

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    This makes up the third trophic level in the food chain. A food web is network of food chains, and as such can be represented graphically and analysed using techniques from network theory. [1] [2] Classic food web for grey seals in the Baltic Sea containing several typical marine food chains [3]

  5. Potassium nitrate - Wikipedia

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    Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula K N O 3.It is a potassium salt of nitric acid.This salt consists of potassium cations K + and nitrate anions NO − 3, and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate.

  6. Saltpeter - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 10 November 2022, at 23:49 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Marine microorganisms - Wikipedia

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    [26] [27] According to one researcher, "You can find microbes everywhere — they're extremely adaptable to conditions, and survive wherever they are." [21] Marine microorganisms serve as "the foundation of all marine food webs, recycling major elements and producing and consuming about half the organic matter generated on Earth each year". [28 ...

  8. Marine biogeochemical cycles - Wikipedia

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    Many physical processes over ocean surface generate sea salt aerosols. One common cause is the bursting of air bubbles, which are entrained by the wind stress during the whitecap formation. Another is tearing of drops from wave tops. [19] The total sea salt flux from the ocean to the atmosphere is about 3300 Tg (3.3 billion tonnes) per year. [20]

  9. Cured fish - Wikipedia

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    Salt from the Dead Sea was in use by Jewish inhabitants around 1,600 BC, and by 1,200 BC, the Phoenicians were trading salted fish in the Eastern Mediterranean region. By 900 BC, salt was being produced in "salt gardens" in Greece and dry salt curing and smoking of meat were well established.