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) ions dissolved in wells across the US, a trend which shows the nation's groundwater is getting saltier.
Working for the US Geological Survey , the team behind the survey suggests that the rising salinity is going to have implications for infrastructure, ecosystems, andThe team analyzed 82 separate networks of 20 to 30 wells each, with samples typically taken at 10 year intervals going back to 1988. These networks included wells of shallow to medium depths, across domestic, urban, and agricultural areas..
Those are three major reasons to be worried about rising salinity, and the USGS is calling for more responsible use of road salts – these salts have"The fact that there may be streams that are not able to sustain aquatic life, or that your pipes might start corroding, or this other more rare issue where there's radium, shows there are other negative aspects,"
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