By comparing their findings with geochemical models of salt formation at saline lakes on Earth, the authors conclude that water loss from Bennu’s parent body probably occurred through evaporation.

The formation of salts can be problematic for waste processing and storage. "We were able to demonstrate a technique to see when the salts are forming," said John Bussey, a WSU undergraduate who ...

But chlorine can also promote ozone formation in the right chemical environment ... Globally this amounts to a flux of 10 3 –10 4 Tg of salt per year, of which about half is chlorine.

Reporting in the journal Measurement, Washington State University researchers used two detectors to find thin layers of sulfate, chloride and fluoride salts during vitrification, a nuclear waste ...

Researchers from Curtin University have made a groundbreaking discovery after analyzing some of the most well-preserved ...