salination
Becoming salty gradually
Salination is the process by which salt accumulates in soil or water, often rendering land unsuitable for agriculture.
It typically results from irrigation practices that raise groundwater levels, bringing dissolved salts to the surface: Salination has devastated farmland throughout the region.
Also called salinization.
Salty ocean fluid
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
- marineRelating to the sea
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
mangrove · coastal · oceanography · sea spray · ocean currents · halocline · thermohaline · brackish water
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- waterloggingSoil oversaturated with moisture
- aridDevoid of water
- drylandArid agricultural zone
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
groundwater · agricultural runoff · desertification · sodic · alkaline · crop damage · water table · drainage
Liquid turning to gas
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- saturationState of complete permeation
crystallization · dissolution · solubility · permeability · brackish · salting · capillary action
Crystalline sodium chloride ore
- evaporiteMineral from dried brine
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- playaDried lakebed in desert
mineral deposits · geological formation · strata · crystalline
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- membrane technologySeparation using semipermeable barriers
- water treatmentCleaning supply for consumption
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
water purification · potable water · water scarcity · desalting
seawater
Salty ocean fluid
estuary · mangrove · coastal · oceanography · sea spray · ocean currents · halocline · thermohaline · brackish water
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- waterloggingSoil oversaturated with moisture
- aridDevoid of water
- drylandArid agricultural zone
aquifer · groundwater · agricultural runoff · desertification · sodic · alkaline · crop damage · water table · drainage · coastal erosion
evaporation
Liquid turning to gas
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
saturation · crystallization · dissolution · solubility · permeability · brackish · salting · capillary action
halite
Crystalline sodium chloride ore
- evaporiteMineral from dried brine
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
playa · mineral deposits · geological formation · strata · crystalline
reverse osmosis
Pressure-driven membrane filtration
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- membrane technologySeparation using semipermeable barriers
- water treatmentCleaning supply for consumption
freshwater · water purification · potable water · water scarcity · desalting
- land changeslandslides, earthquake, erosion, landslide, earthquakes
- water pollutionsewage, industrial waste, contaminants, algal bloom, toxic waste
- water processesevaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, percolation
salinationdesalination
Extracting salt from seawater
freshening · desalinization · salt removal · leaching · flushing