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5. Offshore Freshened Groundwater in Continental Shelf Environments

Authors : Mark A. Person, A. Micallef

Published in: Unconventional Water Resources

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

While offshore groundwater has been utilized by coastal communities as far back as 1000 BC, only in the past 10 years has the global volume of fresh-to-brackish water hosted in offshore aquifers been truly appreciated. There are vast quantities (~300–500 \(\times\) 10³ km³) of offshore freshened groundwater sequestered in continental shelf sediments under water depths of less than 60 m within 110 km of the coastline. New marine geophysical methods now make it possible to map and quantify low salinity offshore groundwater bodies. To date, these offshore resources have not been developed. Offshore freshened groundwater could be produced if wells are located close to the shoreline and coastal desalination plants.

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Title: Offshore Freshened Groundwater in Continental Shelf Environments
Authors: Mark A. Person
A. Micallef
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Unconventional Water Resources
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-90145-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-90146-2

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90146-2_5