Enrichment and Temporal Trends of Groundwater Salinity in Central Mexico

• Published in: Hydrology Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 194
• Main Authors: Colmenero-Chacón, Claudia Patricia, Morales-deAvila, Heriberto, Gutiérrez, Mélida, Esteller-Alberich, Maria Vicenta, Alarcón-Herrera, Maria Teresa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Agriculture; Aguascalientes; Analysis; Aquifers; Arid climates; Aridity; Carbonates; Climate; Climate change; Coastal waters; dissolved; Dissolved solids; Drinking water; Durango; Environmental aspects; Evaporation; Evaporites; Global warming; Groundwater; Groundwater management; Groundwater quality; Human influences; Irrigation; Irrigation water; Lithology; Management; Nitrates; Nitrogen; Precipitation; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salinization; Sodium; Soil water; Spatial distribution; Topography; Total dissolved solids; Trends; Water; Water quality; Water supply; Water wells; Water, Underground; Zacatecas; Mexico

Groundwater salinization is a major threat to the water supply in coastal and arid areas, a threat that is expected to worsen by increased groundwater withdrawals and by global warming. Groundwater quality in Central Mexico may be at risk of salinization due to its arid climate and since groundwater...