Leaching of salts through irrigation
- Salt accession by freshwaters
- Saline pollution of inland waters from irrigation schemes
Nature
Leaching is the loss of soluble salts from the soil by the action of percolating water. When irrigation water is applied to soil and the leaching rate enhanced, excessive quantities of salt may be transported into other parts of the soil, the groundwater or as saline runoff into streams.
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Value
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
Fundamental sciences » Inorganic chemical compounds
Hydrology » Hydrology
Hydrology » Rivers and lakes
Hydrology » Water
Societal problems » Pollution
Content quality
Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020