Analyzing spatial and temporal evolution of groundwater salinization through Multivariate Statistical Analysis and Hydrogeochemical Facies Evolution-Diagram

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 862; p. 160697
• Main Authors: Parisi, Alessandro, Alfio, Maria Rosaria, Balacco, Gabriella, Güler, Cüneyt, Fidelibus, Maria Dolores
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Environmental Monitoring - methods; Facies; Factor analysis; Freshening/intrusion substages; Groundwater - chemistry; Groundwater salinization; HFE-diagram; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Humans; Salinity; Seawater - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Factor analysis; Groundwater salinization; HFE-diagram; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Freshening/intrusion substages

The growing groundwater withdrawal rates in coastal aquifers in arid/semi-arid regions exacerbate seawater intrusion and saltwater upconing by causing groundwater salinization and potential adverse and cascading effects to related groundwater-depending systems. This study aims to highlight the dynam...