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SALINIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soils (Agriculture)
DEF

The action or process of becoming, or causing to become, saline.

CONT

The overuse of groundwater in coastal areas ... has caused serious land subsidence, seawater intrusion, and soil salinification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sols (Agriculture)
CONT

La surutilisation de la nappe d'eau souterraine dans les zones côtières [...] a causé de graves subsidences de terrain, une intrusion de l'eau de mer et la salinisation du sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Suelos (Agricultura)
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