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Potash, a key ingredient in fertilizer, isn't as big a commodity for China as iron ore or crude oil, but agriculture is an especially sensitive industry.

钾盐是一种重要的化肥成分。 对中国来说，钾盐并不是像铁矿石或原油那么重要的大宗商品，不过农业是一个尤其敏感的产业。

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Worse, the storm could drive oil in the water up onto the beaches and further into sensitive marshes along the Gulf coast.

更糟糕的是，风暴会将水中的油带入海滨并深入到海岸线内的沼泽。

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In the Meanwhile, oil residue continues to spread along the U.S.coastline, threatening livelihoods and sensitive wildlife in the areas.

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The oil slick threatens ever-larger swaths of the U.S.coastline, placing sensitive marine ecosystems in peril.

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Officials were also forced to move barges that had been preventing oil from reaching sensitive wetlands.

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Commodities like oil are particularly sensitive to the value of the dollar, while U.S. demand is important for global demand.

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Although these laws are not certain to pass, many big charterers, especially publicity-sensitive oil firms, have been frightened away from old vessels.

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