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 is an emerging global problem impacting safe drinking water,
ecosystem health and biodiversity, infrastructure corrosion, and food production. Freshwater …

Human-induced salinization caused by the use of road deicing salts, agricultural practices,
mining operations, and climate change is a major threat to the biodiversity and functioning of …

In the US, 70% of the population lives in regions that experience snow and ice. Road
deicing salts reduce vehicular accident rates in these regions by> 78% but have led to …

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 …

Inland waters are one of the largest natural sources of methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse
gas, but emissions models and estimates were developed for solute-poor ecosystems and …

Humans are globally increasing the salt concentration of freshwaters (ie freshwater
salinization), leading to significant effects at the population, community and ecosystem level …

In spite of being a worldwide phenomenon that can have important ecological, economic
and social consequences, freshwater salinization (ie the increase in ion concentrations in …

Freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS) refers to the suite of interactive effects of salt ions
on degradation of physical, biological, and social systems. Best management practices …

Urbanization contributes to the formation of novel elemental combinations and signatures in
terrestrial and aquatic watersheds, also known as 'chemical cocktails.'The composition of …