The Emerging Global Threat of Salt Contamination of Water Supplies in Tidal Rivers.

ABSTRACT: Salt contamination of water supplies in tidal rivers is a global problem, but it has received little attention beyond site-specific studies. Drought, sea-level rise, navigation channel dredging, and watershed land-use change increase the risk of salinization and threaten drinking water supplies, agricultural irrigation, and infrastructure (via corrosion). The emerging issue of salt contamination of water supplies in tidal rivers and its diverse impacts highlight the critical need for interdisciplinary research that must integrate knowledge from oceanography, hydrology, and water resource management. Here we elucidate oceanic and hydrological processes regulating saltwater intrusion into estuaries and tidal rivers as well as watershed processes driving enhanced chemical weathering and expor

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12351528 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature