Common irrigation drivers of freshwater salinisation in river basins worldwide

Josefin Thorslund; Marc F. P. Bierkens; Gualbert H. P. Oude Essink; Edwin H. Sutanudjaja; Michelle T. H. van Vliet

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24281-8

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Common irrigation drivers of freshwater salinisation in river basins worldwide

Josefin Thorslund,
Marc F. P. Bierkens,
Gualbert H. P. Oude Essink,
Edwin H. Sutanudjaja,
Michelle T. H. van Vliet

Affiliations

Josefin Thorslund: Department of Physical Geography and the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University
Marc F. P. Bierkens: Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University
Gualbert H. P. Oude Essink: Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University
Edwin H. Sutanudjaja: Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University
Michelle T. H. van Vliet: Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24281-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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