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Author Alexakis, D.; Gotsis, D.; Giakoumakis, S.
Title Evaluation of soil salinization in a Mediterranean site (Agoulinitsa district—West Greece) Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Arabian Journal of Geosciences Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 3 Pages 1373-1383
Keywords Agricultural soil . Soil quality . Soil salinization
Abstract Soil salinization is an environmental problem having

significant impacts on the soil–water–plant system. This

problem is more frequent in coastal areas due to seawater

intrusion into the land. Assessing the soil salinization is a

critical issue for the agricultural areas situated in the

Mediterranean basin. This paper examines the deterioration

of soil quality in the cultivated land of a Mediterranean site

(Agoulinitsa district—West Greece). Soil samples were collected

in both pre-irrigation and post-irrigation seasons.

Electrical conductivity (EC), pH and the ions Br−, Ca2+, Cl−,

F−, K+, Li+, Mg2+, Na+, NH4

+, NO2

−, NO3

−, PO4

3− and SO4

2−

were determined by the 1:2 (soil/water ratio on weight basis)

method. The salts which were present in both seasons in the

soils of the area studied are KCl, MgCl2, NaCl, CaSO4 and

K2SO4. The wide spatiotemporal variation of EC in the cultivated

land in both seasons demonstrates that soil salinity is

controlled mainly by seawater intrusion and anthropogenic

factors such as the application of salt-rich water which is

directly pumped from the drainage ditches. Seawater intrusion

provides the affected soil with elevated contents of Ca2+, Cl−,

K+, Mg2+, Na+ and SO4

2−. Classification of the soils by using

criteria given by the literature is discussed. Practices to prevent,

or at least ameliorate, salinization in the cultivated land

of Agoulinitsa district are proposed.
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
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Call Number THL @ luqianxue.zhang @ Alexakis2015 Serial 42
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Author Bouzourra, H.; Bouhlila, R.; Elango, L.; Slama, F.; Ouslati, N.
Title Characterization of mechanisms and processes of groundwater salinization in irrigated coastal area using statistics, GIS, and hydrogeochemical investigations Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Environmental Science and Pollution Research Abbreviated Journal
Volume 22 Issue 4 Pages 2643-2660
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Call Number THL @ luqianxue.zhang @ bouzourra2015characterization Serial 78
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Author Edwards, P.J.; Williard, K.W.J.; Schoonover, J.E.
Title Fundamentals of watershed hydrology Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Journal of contemporary water research & education Abbreviated Journal
Volume 154 Issue 1 Pages 3-20
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Publisher Wiley Online Library Place of Publication Editor
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Call Number THL @ luqianxue.zhang @ edwards2015fundamentals Serial 101
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Author Pearce, C.R.; Parkinson, I.J.; Gaillardet, J.; Chetelat, B.; Burton, K.W.
Title Characterising the stable (δ88/86Sr) and radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr) isotopic composition of strontium in rainwater Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Chemical Geology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 409 Issue Pages 54-60
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Call Number THL @ luqianxue.zhang @ pearce2015characterising Serial 96
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Author Han, D.; Post, V.E.A.; Song, X.
Title Groundwater salinization processes and reversibility of seawater intrusion in coastal carbonate aquifers Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Journal of Hydrology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 531 Issue Pages 1067-1080
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Abstract Seawater intrusion (SWI) has led to salinization of fresh groundwater reserves in coastal areas worldwide and has forced the closure of water supply wells. There is a paucity of well-documented studies that report on the reversal of SWI after the closure of a well field. This study presents data from the coastal carbonate aquifer in northeast China, where large-scale extraction has ceased since 2001 after salinization of the main well field. The physical flow and concomitant hydrogeochemical processes were investigated by analyzing water level and geochemical data, including major ion chemistry and stable water isotope data. Seasonal water table and salinity fluctuations, as well as changes of δ2H–δ18O values of groundwater between the wet and dry season, suggest local meteoric recharge with a pronounced seasonal regime. Historical monitoring testifies of the reversibility of SWI in the carbonate aquifer, as evidenced by a decrease of the Cl− concentrations in groundwater following restrictions on groundwater abstraction. This is attributed to the rapid flushing in this system where flow occurs preferentially along karst conduits, fractures and fault zones. The partially positive correlation between δ18O values and TDS concentrations of groundwater, as well as high NO3− concentrations (\textgreater39mg/L), suggest that irrigation return flow is a significant recharge component. Therefore, the present-day elevated salinities are more likely due to agricultural activities rather than SWI. Nevertheless, seawater mixing with fresh groundwater cannot be ruled out in particular where formerly intruded seawater may still reside in immobile zones of the carbonate aquifer. The massive expansion of fish farming in seawater ponds in the coastal zone poses a new risk of salinization. Cation exchange, carbonate dissolution, and fertilizer application are the dominant processes further modifying the groundwater composition, which is investigated quantitatively using hydrogeochemical models.
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ Han2015 Serial 24
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