Salt in the Earth

Mualla Cengiz

ISBN 10: 178984634X / ISBN 13: 9781789846348

Published by Intechopen Mär 2020, 2020

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Neuware -Salt is a predominant compound for humankind and the earth preserves an important source of this element of life. This book reviews this multi-disciplinary issue in which geoscientists, historians, agriculturalists, medical doctors, and general scientists have been interested in its nature. The authors have provided contributions on the origin and history of salt, intrusion with freshwater effect, its usability as a material, and its role in life. The safety of groundwater resources should be a priority for humanity. Contribution on this important topic is provided by geophysical investigations to characterize saltwater intrusions in aquifers. This book also presents a general overview on salt intake and its role in food and human health. Methods of salt recovery and surface salination as well as its usage in the environment will provide new aspects in earth science.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 134 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Salt in the Earth
• Publisher: Intechopen Mär 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178984634X
• ISBN 13: 9781789846348
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 185H x 14D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 511 grams

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Salt is a predominant compound for humankind and the earth preserves an important source of this element of life. This book reviews this multi-disciplinary issue in which geoscientists, historians, agriculturalists, medical doctors, and general scientists have been interested in its nature. The authors have provided contributions on the origin and history of salt, intrusion with freshwater effect, its usability as a material, and its role in life. The safety of groundwater resources should be a priority for humanity. Contribution on this important topic is provided by geophysical investigations to characterize saltwater intrusions in aquifers. This book also presents a general overview on salt intake and its role in food and human health. Methods of salt recovery and surface salination as well as its usage in the environment will provide new aspects in earth science.