Past and future evolution of the onshore-offshore groundwater system of a carbonate archipelago: The case of the Maltese Islands, central Mediterranean Sea

Offshore freshened groundwater (OFG) is groundwater with a salinity below that of seawater that is stored in sub-seafloor sediments and rocks. OFG has been proposed as an alternative solution to relieve water scarcity in coastal regions and to enhance oil recovery. Although OFG has been documented i...

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Main Authors: Michele De Biase, Francesco Chidichimo, Aaron Micallef, Denis Cohen, Carl Gable, Thomas Zwinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Water
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2022.1068971/full