The perchlorates in the mud then sucked moisture out of the air until there was enough water for them to dissolve (a process known as deliquescence).

泥中的高氯酸盐于是吸收空气中的湿气，直到有足够的水使其溶解（这个过程叫作“潮解”）。

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As part of that process they had to replace the dense drilling mud, which was used to keep the well under pressure while it was drilled, with sea-water.

在封井过程中，他们必须把用于在钻探过程里，保持钻井与海水压力相当的高密钻井泥更换掉：因为上方的海水的压力低于底下油气的压力。

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By this process enormous amounts of mud and rock are moved from the land to the sea.

通过这一过程，巨量的泥沙和石块从陆地移入海洋。

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The worst-hit country, the Philippines, began the slow process of clearing up mud and debris Wednesday.

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The State Oceanic Administration said this week that it asked the company to give a comprehensive assessment report on the cleanup process of the oily mud with details on the spill area, including the cleaned and to-be-cleaned parts of the bay, China Daily reported.

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The perchlorates in the mud then sucked moisture out of the air until there was enough water for them to dissolve (a process known as deliquescence).

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