1 Institute for Environmental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany * now at: Soil Geography/Pedology, Department of Geography, University of Cologne, Germany Received: 26 February 2008 – Accepted: 26 February 2008 – Published: 4 April 2008 Correspondence to: L. Duester ([email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences U...

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Soil salinization and sodification are common processes that particularly characterize drylands. These can be attributed either to natural conditions or anthropogenic activities. While causes include factors such as climate, lithology, topography, pedology, human mostly related agricultural land-use, specifically, irrigated agriculture. The objective of this study was thoroughly review topic, w...