The minerals contained in the salt there give the salt a relatively livid color. Also, the salt of Saka Salt Lake is called 'Livid Salt'.

盐中的矿物含有一种相对乌青的颜色，故又被称为“大青盐”。

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The salt prevents the meat from turning an unattractive gray color as it ages, slows the fat from spoiling and inhibits bacteria from forming.

盐能防止肉变成灰色，看上去不鲜艳，防止脂肪变质，抑制细菌生成。

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Well salt, dinosaur, and color lanterns are the highlights of the city. They are the records of Zigong's time-honored history.

井盐，恐龙和彩灯是这个城市魅力所在，它们记录着自贡悠久的历史。

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The salt itself, up close, was the color of unbleached sugar, but the sunlight used it as if it were the brightest white.

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The machine blends iron, bleach and sodium hydroxide to form a dark purple liquid mixture of ferrate, salt and water that gets metered into the water supply. (The color disappears instantly as it reacts with the water.) Common disinfectants ozone and chlorine can turn the water cloudy or, worse, leave behind harmful chemical by-products.

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