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I'm a student in a high school of chemistry, and for the moment I'm working on oil spills and their effects on the production of marine salt (in saltmarshes). the purpose of my studies is to make an exhibition about ecological and toxicogical consequences of the oil spill caused by the tanker Erika, in december 1999. I'd like to create a video (with a drawing software) to explain kids how oil can pollute salt: I've already found that hydrocarbons are absorbed by clay in saltmarshes, and then clay into salt during the crystallization, but I'd like to learn more about the process of floculation clay-oil. I've found references about this, but I can't access to the whole articles... I don't need to understand all the details of the process, just the mecanism, the principle and the main things about it, in order then to make them understandable for non-scientists. Thanks a lot for helping me!
Re: process of flocculation between clay and oil
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