Salt contamination process in coastal aquifers of Yantai, China, and Venice, Italy
F. Braga, S. Donnici, P. Teatini, L. Tosi, L. Zaggia
Institute of Marine Sciences, CNR, Venice, Italy
X. Gao, P. Shi, C. Tang, Q. Xing, D. Wang, X. Wen
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai,
China
ABSTRACT
The knowledge of hydro- morpho-geological processes occurring in lagoons and wetlands
all over the world is of paramount importance because of the widely recognized buffering
function of these unique transitional ecosystems, for biodiversity and for valuable
economical resources as agriculture and fisheries.
We present an overview on the salt contamination process affecting the Laizhou Bay
(Southern Bohai Sea, Yantai, China) and the Venice Lagoon (Northern Adriatic Sea,
Italy), pointing out similarities and differences. Moreover, we report on preliminary
results of multidisciplinary surveys and analyses carried out to test an integrated
methodology suitable for a better understanding of the
fresh-salt surficial water-groundwater interactions in the two study areas.
