VictorMar 22, 2025
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier. #water #NYC #salination #desalinatin #watersupply https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-reservoirs-salt-c5d67e6c626878d0993974498c4629b6
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York City’s water reservoirs. City officials say salinity levels tripled in the suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of the city’s water and that those reservoirs would have to be abandoned early next century if trends continue. The saltiness poses a challenge to the managers of a system that serves more than 9 million people. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner officials said the new findings underline the need to reduce the use of road salt in the densely populated region around the 12 reservoirs that comprise the city’s Croton Water System.

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VictorMar 22, 2025
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier. #water #NYC #salination #desalinatin #watersupply https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-reservoirs-salt-c5d67e6c626878d0993974498c4629b6
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier

Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York City’s water reservoirs. City officials say salinity levels tripled in the suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of the city’s water and that those reservoirs would have to be abandoned early next century if trends continue. The saltiness poses a challenge to the managers of a system that serves more than 9 million people. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner officials said the new findings underline the need to reduce the use of road salt in the densely populated region around the 12 reservoirs that comprise the city’s Croton Water System.

AP News
CellBioNewsOct 7, 2023

Consistent #metabolism may prove costly for #insects in saltier #water.

#salination #osmoregulation

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-metabolism-insects-saltier.html

Consistent metabolism may prove costly for insects in saltier water

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often struggle in higher salinity, while other freshwater invertebrates (like mollusks and crustaceans) thrive. Salinity in this case refers to the concentrations of all the salts in an aquatic environment, not just sodium.

Phys.org
Ferdi MagellanSep 14, 2023

#WaterQuality #ClimateEmergency #Salination #WaterScarcity #FridaysForFuture #WhenTheRiversRunDry

“Multidecadal climate change was shown to have increased water temperatures and algae levels in 56 per cent of studies, which is partly responsible for a general decrease in dissolved oxygen concentrations in river water. The review also found droughts and heatwaves led to increased salinity and higher concentrations of pollutants, such as pharmaceuticals.”

From: @meteomara
https://mstdn.science/@meteomara/111060970791187038

Climate Science News (@[email protected])

#Climate #News: Climate change is reducing global river water quality: A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally. An international team of experts sourced from every continent, conducted between 2000-2022. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230912110134.htm

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JIPBDec 9, 2022
One way that #PlantScience can help #farmers struggling with the #salination of irrigated land is by building salinity #stress tolerance into important #crop #plants like #rice. Learn how Liu et al. are working towards this goal⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13403
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