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1. Hydrogeology Of The Levant

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   Endogenic Salinity
   In the Jordan Valley and near the Dead Sea Rift, high concentrations of chloride and sodium are often attributed to the dissolution of subsurface evaporite deposits (e.g., Miocene Sedom Formation). Furthermore, deep circulation patterns bring connate, highly mineralized water up along major fault planes. The unusually high concentration of [br…

2. Hydrophobic Interaction

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   Membrane Formation and Lipid Bilayers
   The formation of cellular membranes relies entirely on the hydrophobic interaction. Phospholipid molecules possess hydrophilic (polar) head groups and hydrophobic (nonpolar) fatty acid tails. When placed in water, the energetic penalty of exposing the nonpolar tails to the aqueous environment is so great that the molecules spontaneously assemble into a bilayer structure, maxim…