Freshwater salinisation: a research agenda for a saltier world

D Cunillera-Montcusí, M Beklioğlu… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
The widespread salinisation of freshwater ecosystems poses a major threat to the
biodiversity, functioning, and services that they provide. Human activities promote freshwater …

Freshwater salinization syndrome: From emerging global problem to managing risks

SS Kaushal, GE Likens, ML Pace, JE Reimer… - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Freshwater salinization is an emerging global problem impacting safe drinking water,
ecosystem health and biodiversity, infrastructure corrosion, and food production. Freshwater …

A systematic review on advancements in remote sensing for assessing and monitoring land use and land cover changes impacts on surface water resources in semi …

MJ Mashala, T Dube, BT Mudereri, KK Ayisi… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to provide a systematic overview of the progress made in utilizing remote
sensing for assessing the impacts of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on water …

Freshwater salinization syndrome on a continental scale

SS Kaushal, GE Likens, ML Pace… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Salt pollution and human-accelerated weathering are shifting the chemical composition of
major ions in fresh water and increasing salinization and alkalinization across North …

The effects of road salt on freshwater ecosystems and solutions for mitigating chloride pollution-A review

S Szklarek, A Górecka, A Wojtal-Frankiewicz - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Road salt (mainly NaCl) is commonly used during the winter to ensure road and pavement
safety; however, the long-term application of NaCl has negative consequences on soil and …

Common irrigation drivers of freshwater salinisation in river basins worldwide

J Thorslund, MFP Bierkens, GHP Oude Essink… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Freshwater salinisation is a growing problem, yet cross-regional assessments of freshwater
salinity status and the impact of agricultural and other sectoral uses are lacking. Here, we …

The anthropogenic salt cycle

SS Kaushal, GE Likens, PM Mayer… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Increasing salt production and use is shifting the natural balances of salt ions across Earth
systems, causing interrelated effects across biophysical systems collectively known as …

Impact of urbanization on land use and land cover change in Guwahati city, India and its implication on declining groundwater level

B Nath, W Ni-Meister, R Choudhury - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban environment continues to expand at an unprecedented rate to meet the demand of
increasing population and economic development. The resulting changes to landscapes …

Life cycle assessment of coastal enhanced weathering for carbon dioxide removal from air

S Foteinis, JS Campbell, P Renforth - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Coastal enhanced weathering (CEW) is a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approach whereby
crushed silicate minerals are spread in coastal zones to be naturally weathered by waves …

Salt in freshwaters: causes, effects and prospects-introduction to the theme issue

M Cañedo-Argüelles, B Kefford… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Humans are globally increasing the salt concentration of freshwaters (ie freshwater
salinization), leading to significant effects at the population, community and ecosystem level …