Review of Seawater Intrusion in Western Coastal Regions of South Korea
- 주제(키워드) seawater intrusion , saline water , groundwater , western coastal region , South Korea , mixing ratio
- 주제(기타) Environmental Sciences
- 주제(기타) Water Resources
- 설명문(일반) [Jeen, Sung-Wook] Jeonbuk Natl Univ, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Jeonju Si 54896, South Korea; [Jeen, Sung-Wook] Jeonbuk Natl Univ, Earth & Environm Sci Syst Res Ctr, Jeonju Si 54896, South Korea; [Jeen, Sung-Wook; Kang, Jiyoung] Jeonbuk Natl Univ, Dept Environm & Energy, Jeonju Si 54896, South Korea; [Jung, Hyejung; Lee, Jeonghoon] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Sci Educ, Seoul 03760, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 MDPI
- 발행년도 2021
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000181526
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13060761
초록/요약
Groundwater salinization in coastal aquifers because of seawater intrusion has raised serious concerns worldwide since it deteriorates the quality of drinking water and thereby threatens sustainable economic development. In particular, this problem has been a cause of growing concern in the western coastal regions of South Korea. In this paper, we review studies of seawater intrusion in western coastal regions of South Korea conducted over the past 20 years, particularly focusing on studies reported in international journals. We summarize the study locations, methods used, and major findings from individual and regional-scale studies. General methods used to identify and interpret seawater intrusion and subsequent geochemical processes are also presented. On the basis of insights gleaned from the previous studies, future research needs are discussed.
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