Last month, the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography began several initiatives focused on sand control, desertification prevention, and tackling wind erosion and soil salinity.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
While water salinity isn't a major issue in most regulated urban water systems, Gupta said the concern mainly applies in coastal and low-lying regions where saltwater intrusion contaminates groundwater, increasing sodium concentrations in drinking water.
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