Freshwater salinization syndrome: From emerging global problem to managing risks

SS Kaushal, GE Likens, ML Pace, JE Reimer… - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Freshwater salinization is an emerging global problem impacting safe drinking water,
ecosystem health and biodiversity, infrastructure corrosion, and food production. Freshwater …

Past, present and future trends in the remediation of heavy-metal contaminated soil-Remediation techniques applied in real soil-contamination events

I Sánchez-Castro, L Molina, MÁ Prieto-Fernández… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Most worldwide policy frameworks, including the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals, highlight soil as a key non-renewable natural resource which should be rigorously …

Low shifts in salinity determined assembly processes and network stability of microeukaryotic plankton communities in a subtropical urban reservoir

Y Mo, F Peng, X Gao, P **ao, R Logares, E Jeppesen… - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Background Freshwater salinization may result in significant changes of microbial
community composition and diversity, with implications for ecosystem processes and …

Freshwater salinization syndrome on a continental scale

SS Kaushal, GE Likens, ML Pace… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Salt pollution and human-accelerated weathering are shifting the chemical composition of
major ions in fresh water and increasing salinization and alkalinization across North …

The effects of road salt on freshwater ecosystems and solutions for mitigating chloride pollution-A review

S Szklarek, A Górecka, A Wojtal-Frankiewicz - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Road salt (mainly NaCl) is commonly used during the winter to ensure road and pavement
safety; however, the long-term application of NaCl has negative consequences on soil and …

A global perspective on wetland salinization: ecological consequences of a growing threat to freshwater wetlands

ER Herbert, P Boon, AJ Burgin, SC Neubauer… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Salinization, a widespread threat to the structure and ecological functioning of inland and
coastal wetlands, is currently occurring at an unprecedented rate and geographic scale. The …

A review of the species, community, and ecosystem impacts of road salt salinisation in fresh waters

WD Hintz, RA Relyea - Freshwater biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are threatened by salinisation caused by human
activities. Scientific attention on the ecological impacts of salinisation from road deicing salts …

Conservation status of freshwater mussels in Europe: state of the art and future challenges

M Lopes‐Lima, R Sousa, J Geist, DC Aldridge… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater mussels of the Order Unionida provide important ecosystem functions and
services, yet many of their populations are in decline. We comprehensively review the status …

Investigating industrial effluent impact on municipal wastewater treatment plant in Vaal, South Africa

E Iloms, OO Ololade, HJO Ogola… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Industrial effluents with high concentrations of toxic heavy metals are of great concern
because of their persistence and non-degradability. However, poor operation and …