salinization
The process of accumulation of salts in soil.
salt-affected soil ...
Salinization: The condition in which the salt content of soil accumulates over time to above normal levels; occurs in some parts of the world where water containing high salt concentration evaporates from fields irrigated with standing water.
[Desalinization] (1) Removing salts from ocean or brackish water by using various technologies. (2) Removal of salts from soil by artificial means, usually leaching.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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desalinization (DEE-SAY-leen-uh-ZAY-shun). The removal of dissolved salts (such as sodium chloride, NACI) from water by natural means (leaching) or by specific water treatment processes.
desiccant (DESS-uh-kant).
Desalination- [Desalinization] (1) Removing salts from ocean or brackish water by using various technologies. (2) Removal of salts from soil by artificial means, usually leaching.
GE's strategy is for its water division to invest in desalinization and purification in countries that have a shortage of freshwater.
 See also: Soil, Water, River, Environment, Waste
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