Nobel laureate and biologist Erik Jeppesen will collaborate with Turkish scientists on a study into the impact of global warming on lake ecosystems in Turkey. A member of the Intergovernmental Panel ...

The increasing salinity in freshwater habitats —rivers, lakes, wetlands, etc.— is a global threat to the conservation of biodiversity and the natural habitats of the world. Human activities such as ...

One out of three rivers in the Iberian Peninsula has salinization mainly due the impact of agricultural activity and territory urbanization. This environmental problem will affect hydric ecosystems ...

William Hintz likes to think of the complex connections making up our environment as a series of dominoes. “You push one domino and many other dominos fall — even though you didn't push them,” Hintz, ...

As D.C.’s snow and ice finally melt, rising sodium levels from road salt are fueling a growing water‑quality threat. Scientists warn that decades of heavy salt use are driving harmful salinization in ...

Road salt, while helping to keep streets and sidewalks safe during winter weather, can have a big negative impact on streams and rivers and the freshwater creatures that inhabit them. New research ...

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North America's freshwater lakes are getting saltier due to development and exposure to road salt. A study of 371 lakes reports that many Midwestern and Northeastern lakes are experiencing increasing ...

The Lagos State government has intensified efforts to prevent soil salinisation to ensure hygienic growth of agricultural products across the state. The Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture, Ms.

These are some of the red lines revealed in the special volume on salinization in water ecosystems, published this December in the prestigious journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B ...