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salinization

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salinization [‚sal·ən·ə′zā·shən]
(geology)
In a soil of an arid, poorly drained region, the accumulation of soluble salts by the evaporation of the waters that bore them to the soil zone.
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Declining productivity in Iraq's farmland is largely a result of soil salinization, which is caused by poor drainage.
Iraq-UAE by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon)
The sources of salinization were from irrigation water, saline waters from faults at the bottom of aquifer, and inflow from adjacent saline water bodies.
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The lighthouse is collapsing because of salinization," she said.
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