Impact of Demographic Growth on Seawater Intrusion: Case of the Tripoli Aquifer, Lebanon

Water resources in Mediterranean coastal aquifers are subject to overexploitation leading to an increase in seawater intrusion. Based on the United Nations Environment Program, “UNEP” 75% of people in the world will live in coastal cities by 2020. This is having a major impact on the salinization pr...

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Main Authors: Omar Kalaoun, Ahmad Al Bitar, Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry, Mustapha Jazar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/3/104