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SUBMITTER: Jasechko S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319989 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jasechko Scott S Perrone Debra D Seybold Hansjörg H Fan Ying Y Kirchner James W JW
Nature communications 20200626 1
Seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers can increase groundwater salinity beyond potable levels, endangering access to freshwater for millions of people. Seawater intrusion is particularly likely where water tables lie below sea level, but can also arise from groundwater pumping in some coastal aquifers with water tables above sea level. Nevertheless, no nation-wide, observation-based assessment of the scope of potential seawater intrusion exists. Here we compile and analyze ~250,000 coastal gr ...[more]