saline
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The salt is produced by pumping saline water from bore-wells into shallow pans, where the liquid evaporates under the sun and wind.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
"You clearly see near surface is saline water, 10 meters underneath is resistive freshwater. You see clearly it's everywhere."
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Water running off farmlands flows into the saline lake, and less water would shrink the lake faster, affecting wildlife and nearby communities where windblown dust brings high asthma rates and other health problems.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
For hours, they were unconscious, neighbours later said - revived with water, then saline injections as the house filled with people and cries.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
It was ugly, saline, fringed with marsh, mud and seaweed.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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