The development of the thick dolomite, gypsum/anhydrite, halite and potash succession in the southwestern US Permian Basin.
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A USGS strontium-isotope test of whether Castile Formation evaporites were derived mainly from seawater or strongly mixed continental waters.
How near-surface evaporation, temperature and brine movement control halite, gypsum and carnallite precipitation in saline systems.
The geochemical logic behind enrichment of K, Mg, Li and other elements in residual brines after halite precipitation.
USGS explanation of caves, subsidence and sinkholes produced by dissolution of highly soluble halite and gypsum.
How dissolution of older evaporites can create NaCl- and CaSO4-rich brines and feed later mineral precipitation.
A synthesis of the full evaporite-basin lifecycle from restricted seawater inflow through gypsum, halite and potash precipitation to later dissolution and karst.
An explanation of the typical gypsum/anhydrite, halite and sylvite-potash precipitation sequence in marine evaporite systems.
Why thick rock-salt and gypsum successions generally require repeated replenishment rather than a single isolated sea drying once.
How USGS interpretations of Castile and Salado evaporites explain gypsum and halite forming under different hydrologic conditions.
The 2023 reconstruction of seawater strontium from 1,371 fluid inclusions in 131 halite samples.
Testing fluid-inclusion analytical methods with laboratory-grown halite in NaCl-KCl-MgCl2-CaCl2 brine systems.
Who Is Dr Jie Yu? SSaSS, Cardiology and the Economic Evaluation of Salt Substitution
A sourced profile of Jie Yu’s SSaSS authorship, cardiology affiliation and role in the economic-evaluation protocol for salt substitution.
SSaSS Economic Evaluation: How Are Cost, Health Gain and Scalability of Salt Substitution Assessed?
How the published SSaSS economic-evaluation protocol planned to assess cost-effectiveness and health-system implications.
Awareness and Real-World Use of Low-Sodium Salt in China: Urinary Sodium and Potassium Data from 4,000 Adults
An analysis of awareness, use and estimated 24-hour urinary sodium/potassium among 4,000 adults in China.
SSaSS Interim Results 2020: 600 Villages, 20,996 Participants, Urinary Electrolytes and Blood Pressure
The 2020 interim SSaSS analysis of urinary sodium, potassium, blood pressure and salt-substitute use.
Who Is Dr Maoyi Tian? Salt Substitution, Implementation Science and Chronic-Disease Research in China
A profile of Maoyi Tian’s work in chronic-disease management, implementation science and salt-substitution research around SSaSS.
Why Doesn’t Salt Substitution Always Lower Sodium Enough in Rural China? Knowledge, Pickled Foods and Behavioral Barriers
The SSaSS rural-China study of salt-substitute acceptability, 24-hour urine and persistent high-sodium food habits.
Who Is Prof. J. Jaime Miranda? Salt Substitution, Hypertension and Population Health Research in Peru
A sourced profile of Jaime Miranda’s role in community-wide salt substitution and hypertension research in Peru.
What Is a Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Salt-Substitution Trial? The Tumbes, Peru Example
An explanation of the stepped-wedge cluster-randomized design used in the Tumbes, Peru salt-substitution study.
Who Is Prof. Yangfeng Wu? Cardiovascular Prevention, Salt Substitution and SSaSS Research in China
A sourced profile of Yangfeng Wu’s role in cardiovascular epidemiology, salt substitution and SSaSS in China.
China Salt Substitute Study: The Early Potassium-Enriched Salt Trial Before SSaSS
The early China Salt Substitute Study, its principal investigators and its place in the research pathway leading to SSaSS.