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saline water  

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  • Water containing a total dissolvedsolids concentration >20,000 mg/L. Seawater contains around 35,000 mg/L, potable water contains <500 mg/L and irrigation water contains <1,000 mg/L. [See alsobrackish water, seawater composition] John A. Matthews Swansea University [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; saline water]

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