To identify the causes of salinization and arsenic contamination of surface water on an embanked island (i.e., polder) in the tidal delta plain of SW Bangladesh we collected and analyzed water samples in the dry (May) and wet (October) seasons in 2012-2013. Samples were collected from rice paddies (wet season), saltwater ponds used for brine shrimp aquaculture (dry season), freshwater ponds and...

Chloride concentrations are increasing at a rate that threatens the availability of fresh water in the northeastern United States. Increases in roadways and deicer use are now salinizing fresh waters, degrading habitat for aquatic organisms, and impacting large supplies of drinking water for humans throughout the region. We observed chloride concentrations of up to 25% of the concentration of s...

The concentrations of conservative solutes in seepage lakes are determined by the relative inputs precipitation vs. groundwater. In areas road salt application, may be at high risk salinization depending on groundwater flow. Here, we revisit a 1992 analysis Sparkling Lake, deep lake Northern Wisconsin. original predicted rapid increase chloride before reaching steady 8 mg L−1 2020. Forty years ...

315 variants of halotolerant bacteria were isolated from soil samples taken around Starobin potash deposit mined by Belaruskali concern. Nitrogen-fixing isolate CA-6 and phosphate-solubilizing Cp-1 capable to withstand abiotic stress caused sodium chloride in concentration 1710 2565 mM, respectively water deficiency characterized osmotic potential -0.20 -0.42 MPa sorted out. Isolate may dissolv...