Evapotranspiration has been poorly characterized in the Altiplano, and the legal dispute
over the status and use of the waters of the Silala River provided an opportunity for …

Emerging electric-vehicle technologies and the global transition to renewable energy have
driven the production of lithium batteries significantly in the past ten years. However …

This chapter focuses almost exclusively on marine evaporites and in particular on how the
chemistry of seawater is reflected in the mineralogy and facies distribution of deposits in …

BackgroundThere is some evidence that natural levels of lithium in drinking water may have
a protective effect on suicide mortality. AimsTo evaluate the association between local …

Abstract The Salar de Atacama is one of the most well-known saline endorheic basins in the
world. It accumulates the world main lithium reserves and contains very sensitive …

While soil evaporation studies have typically focused on pure or low salinity water
evaporation, higher salinity soil conditions are becoming more prevalent. This work explores …

Salt flats are hydrogeological systems with highly valuable wetland and lake ecosystems.
The brine pum** carried out to extract lithium is modifying the natural evaporation …

The accumulation of solutes delivered via shallow groundwater and surface water in arid to
hyper-arid closed basins, and the complex hydrogeochemical processes associated with …

Abstract Study region Lake Ziway watershed, Ethiopia. Study focus Lake Ziway and its
watershed play a significant role in supporting the livelihoods of people in the region …

The Atacama Desert is hyper-arid, and areas where adequate moisture exists for
evaporation are spatially highly restricted. Nevertheless, water resources exist and their …