saltwater intrusion

collocation in English

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saltwater
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsɒltˌwɔː.tər/us
/ˈsɑːltˌwɔː.t̬ɚ/
connected with or found in sea water or water ...
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intrusion
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈtruː.ʒən/us
/ɪnˈtruː.ʒən/
an occasion when someone goes into a place or situation where they are not wanted or expected ...
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Island states and coastal areas have special problems related tosaltwaterintrusionand coastal subsidence that can be mitigated if not eliminated through the use of economic and physical measures.
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The town had previously stopped providing well water, assaltwaterintrusioninto the aquifer had exceeded environmental protection standards.
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A long term system was designed for the purpose of flood control, water conservation, prevention ofsaltwaterintrusion, and preservation of fish and wildlife populations.
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This may cause water mining, land/soil subsidence, and, along the coast,saltwaterintrusion.
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Saltwaterintrusionoccurs naturally to some degree in most coastal aquifers, owing to the hydraulic connection between groundwater and seawater.
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The observedsaltwaterintrusiondata exhibited a dome-shaped intrusion curve, and the data followed an analytical model.
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Sea water moving inland is called asaltwaterintrusion.
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Saltwaterintrusionis another consequence of overdrafting, leading to a reduction in water quality.
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Dams built upstream may reduce spring flooding, and reduce sediment accretion, and may therefore lead tosaltwaterintrusionin coastal wetlands.
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Certain human activities, especially groundwater pumping from coastal freshwater wells, have increasedsaltwaterintrusionin many coastal areas.
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To further restrictsaltwaterintrusion, in 1966, a hinged barrier was installed just upstream of the large lock.
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In general, anysaltwaterintrusioninto the hapua will only occur during a storm via wave overtopping or sea spray.
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Other contributors tosaltwaterintrusioninclude navigation channels or agricultural and drainage channels, which provide conduits for saltwater to move inland, and sea level rise.
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A lowered water table may, in turn, cause other problems such as groundwater-related subsidence andsaltwaterintrusion.
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Across the island, the winds knocked down trees onto roads, andsaltwaterintrusioncaused severe crop damage; most of the taro and banana crops were destroyed.
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