Seawater intrusion and coastal groundwater resources management. Examples from two Mediterranean regions: Catalonia and Sardinia

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  • Josep Mas-Pla 1.Institut Català de Recerca de l’Aigua (ICRA), Girona, Catalonia. 2.Grup de Geologia Aplicada i Ambiental (GAiA), Centre de Geologia i Cartografia Ambiental (Geocamb), Dept. Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Catalonia.
  • Giorgio Ghiglieri Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Laboratorio TeleGis, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Caglari..
  • Gabriele Uras 4Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Architettura, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari.

Palabras clave:

seawater intrusion, salinity, water management, Sardinia

Resumen

Seawater intrusion is a natural phenomenon that allows the encroachment of saline water into aquifers. Nevertheless, many human actions along the coastline, in particular groundwater withdrawal, enhance this process and finally cause the salinization of groundwater resources. Here we review the hydrogeological basis of seawater intrusion and describe specific cases in Catalonia and Sardinia, as examples of environmental problems and water management actions. We emphasize the origin of salinization and the hydrogeological details of each case, as well as the solutions that have been implemented to prevent groundwater salinization. [Contrib Sci 10:171-184 (2014)]

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