Kaushal, S. S., Duan, S., Doody, T. R., Haq, S., Smith, R. M., Newcomer Johnson, T. A.. 2017. Human-Accelerated Weathering Increases Salinization, Major Ions, and Alkalinization in Fresh Water Across Land Use: Applied Geochemistry. Elsevier, Ltd., . 83, . 121-135

Agriculture, Analysis, Climate change, Fresh water, Water quality, Watershed, Land use, Human behavior, Chloride

This study analyzed over 50 years of drinking water quality data for Baltimore, Maryland (U.S.). Specifically, the study aimed to evaluate the relationship between regional urbanization and alkalinity, hardness, and concentrations of calcium, magnesium, and sodium.