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  • noun The act of salinizing, or the state of being salinized.
  • noun The addition of salt or brine.

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Examples

  • Water tables are dropping and salinization is having a devastating impact on the productivity of the land.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Water tables are dropping and salinization is having a devastating impact on the productivity of the land.

    Dialogue on Emerging Food Systems 2008

  • Malnutrition is a crucial contributing factor to the impact of disease and is linked to land management and productivity, which in turn are related to environmental changes such as salinization and climate change.

    Environmental change and socioeconomic factors in Africa 2008

  • A new form of displacement is now on its way, Archbishop Veglio said, "People are moving away, since they can no longer make a living as a results of desertification and growing water scarcity, increasing sea-levels and 'salinization' of agricultural land.

    Latest Articles speroforum.com 2010

  • Much of that 49% is subject to floods, droughts, heat waves, swelling/shrinking clays, and salinization.

    Matthew Yglesias » Size Matters 2010

  • Bangladesh is suffering from diversion of Ganges River water and increased salinization.

    Brian Fagan: John Wesley Powell Was Right Brian Fagan 2011

  • Bangladesh is suffering from diversion of Ganges River water and increased salinization.

    Brian Fagan: John Wesley Powell Was Right Brian Fagan 2011

  • Articles from this project include: Alcids in marine ecosystems, Environmental and social implications of dam removal, Freshwater mussels in North America - factors affecting their endangerment and extinction, Mercury in the Gulf of Maine watershed, Phragmites australis - cryptic invasion of the Common Reed in North America, Secondary salinization.

    Student Science Communication Project 2010

  • Adverse effects include the loss of mangrove habitats crucial for shoreline protection and habitats as well as soil and water salinization, destruction of wild stocks, and the introduction of problematic chemicals.

    Bryan Gobin: Gulf Coast to Visitors: Y'all Come Down and Eat! 2010

  • Articles from this project include: Alcids in marine ecosystems, Environmental and social implications of dam removal, Freshwater mussels in North America - factors affecting their endangerment and extinction, Mercury in the Gulf of Maine watershed, Phragmites australis - cryptic invasion of the Common Reed in North America, Secondary salinization.

    Student Science Communication Project 2010

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