Approximately 1 billion ha of the global land surface is currently salt-affected, representing
about 7% of the earth's land surface. Whereas most of it results from natural geochemical …

The continuous increase in global population and simultaneous decrease in good quality
water resources emphasizes the need of using surface water and groundwater resources …

Using conventional methods to evaluate the irrigation water quality is usually expensive and
laborious for the farmers, particularly in developing countries. However, the applications of …

Orphaned oil and gas wells are abandoned wells for which the cost of environmental
impacts usually falls on governments and the general public. Government agencies …

Saline water has been increasingly used for crop production in areas characterized by
freshwater shortage. However, continuous irrigation with saline water often results in …

Quantitatively assessing the practicality and sustainability of saline groundwater for irrigation
at the regional level could provide a valuable reference for macro decision-making and …

Agriculture is the largest water user and consumes over 70% of the abstracted freshwater
globally. The continuous increase in global population and simultaneous decrease in good …

Soil salinity and sodicity are major concerns in agricultural systems, threatening plant growth
in the short term and soil health in the long term. Despite these risks, use of marginal quality …

Salt accumulations in aquifers significantly affect and transform the conjunctive use of
surface water and groundwater supporting irrigated agriculture. Salt accumulates in aquifers …

The depth at which groundwaters transition from fresh to more saline—the “base of fresh
water”—is frequently used to determine the stringency and types of measures put in place to …