Common irrigation drivers of freshwater salinisation in river basins worldwide
Freshwater salinisation is a growing water quality problem, but impacts and drivers across regional to global scales have been lacking. A new assessment of inter-regional freshwater salinisation demonstrates the importance of irrigation as a driver of salinisation.
Main Authors: | Josefin Thorslund, Marc F. P. Bierkens, Gualbert H. P. Oude Essink, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja, Michelle T. H. van Vliet |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-07-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24281-8 |
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