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August 21, 2023
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A Framework to Assess Natural Chloride Background in Coastal Aquifers Affected by Seawater Intrusion in Eastern Spain

Publicated to: Water (WATER-SUI). 15 (15): 2728- - 2023-08-01 15(15), DOI: 10.3390/w15152728

Authors:

Grima-Olmedo, J; Ballesteros-Navarro, B; Pulido-Velazquez, D; Renau-Pruñonosa, A; Alcalá, FJ; Llopis-Albert, C; Jiménez-Gavilán, P; Milkov-Ivanov, N; Baena-Ruiz, L; Grima-Olmedo, C
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Affiliations

Estn Expt Zonas Aridas EEZA CSIC, Dept Desertificac & Geoecol, Almeria 04120, Spain - Author
Inst Geol & Minero Espana CN IGME CSIC, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author
Univ Autonoma Chile, Fac Ingn, Inst Ciencias Quim Aplicadas, Santiago 7500138, Chile - Author
Univ Jaume 1, Dept Ingn Mecan & Construcc, Catedra FACSA UJI, Castellon de La Plana 12006, Spain - Author
Univ Malaga, Fac Sci, Dept Ecol & Geol, Malaga 29016, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Minas & Energia, Dept Ingn Geol & Min, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Univ Ingn Mecan & Biomecan I2MB, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Univ Valencia, Dept Bot & Geol, Valencia 46010, Spain - Author
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Abstract

The protection of groundwater resources in coastal aquifers is an increasingly important issue worldwide. To establish threshold values and remediation objectives, it is essential to know the natural background concentrations of relevant ions in groundwater. The rationale is to define the Natural Background Level (NBL) of chemical species determined by atmospheric and lithological forces. In many coastal aquifers, this evaluation worsens since atmospheric and lithological salinity combines with many other anthropogenic sources of salinity, including exogenous salinity induced by seawater intrusion (SWI). This paper presents a combination of six well-known statistical techniques and a new methodology (i.e., SITE index) in eight GWBs affected by SWI in Eastern Spain. The chloride ion was the selected conservative chemical specie to assess the qualitative status due to the variable SWI affection. The Natural Chloride Background (NCB) obtained from these methodologies at the GWB scale was compared with regional NCB data calculated with the Atmospheric Chloride Mass Balance (CMB) method in Continental Spain. The CMB method provides atmospherically derived NCB data that are not influenced by SWI or anthropogenic activities or lithological forces. This external evaluation can be considered the atmospheric fraction of NCB, which serves as a regional criterion to validate the more detailed statistical methodologies applied at the GWB scale. As a result, a conceptualization of NCB is obtained by means of a range of values between 115 mg L−1 and 261 mg L−1 in the studied coastal GWBs affected by SWI in Eastern Spain.
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Keywords

chloridecoastal aquiferseastern spainflowgroundwater rechargemass-balancenatural backgroundnevadaqualityriverseawater intrusiontraceruncertaintyGroundwaterNorth-atlantic oscillation

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Water (WATER-SUI) due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 10 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/82522/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 176
    • Downloads: 50
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Grima-Olmedo, C).

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