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LEXICON FOR COASTAL RESILIENCE
Natural salt water canals intrusion
Occurs in coastal freshwater aquifers when the different densities of both the saltwater and freshwater allow the ocean water to intrude into the freshwater aquifer. These areas are usually supporting large populations where the demanding groundwater withdrawals from these aquifers is exceeding the recharge rate. (James Spatafora, 2008)
Benefits
health, ecologic
Hazards
ecosystem disruption
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