ESSIC / GEOL associate professor Sujay Kaushal co-authored an article in The Conversation titled “US rivers are becoming saltier – and it’s not just from treating roads in winter.” Kaushal is a member of a group that researches freshwater salinization. The article walks through what the group has discovered over the course of more than 15 years and provides suggestions for addressing salt pollution.
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