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Saltwater intrusion is one of the most wide-spread and important processes that degrades water-quality by raising salinity to levels exceeding acceptable drinking and irrigation water standards, and endangers future exploitation of coastal aquifers. This problem is intensified due to population growth, and the fact that about 70% of the world population occupies coastal plains. Human activities (e.g., water exploitation, including industry and agriculture, reuse of waste water) result in accelerating water development and salinization. The elucidation of the dynamic nature of the fresh-saline water transition zone is of both scientific and practical interest because it reflects or controls the extent of development or exploitation.
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Jones, B.F., Vengosh, A., Rosenthal, E., Yechieli, Y. (1999). Geochemical Investigations. In: Bear, J., Cheng, A.HD., Sorek, S., Ouazar, D., Herrera, I. (eds) Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers — Concepts, Methods and Practices. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2969-7_3
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