Prof Felipe GusmaoThe #Future will be hot, dry and SALTY
The anthropogenic salt cycle
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-023-00485-y
"Widespread use of salts in #food, #construction, #road deicing and #industry is driving #salinization of #water, #soil and #air. This Review describes the anthropogenic #salt cycle, compares it with #natural processes and examines its #environmental consequences"
"The suites of biological, physical and chemical #impacts that commonly occur together are known as #freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS)"
The anthropogenic salt cycle - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Widespread use of salts in food, construction, road deicing and industry is driving salinization of water, soil and air. This Review describes the anthropogenic salt cycle, compares it with natural processes and examines its environmental consequences.