HealthDay News — Higher drinking water salinity is associated with elevated blood pressure and a higher risk for hypertension, according to a review published online Dec. 10 in BMJ Global Health.

Elevated sodium in groundwater was associated with increased blood pressure and odds of hypertension, especially among Asian ...

If Americans have recently noticed a salty taste to their drinking water, winter weather might be to blame.

A thought-provoking review led by an international team of researchers reveals the critical, yet poorly studied role of salinity in a changing ocean and coastline. The study underlines how changes in ...

Western Australian landholders and the Government are gearing up for a significantly bad year for salinity following heavy rains during summer. Dryland salinity near the surface of soil can inhibit ...

Changes in ocean salinity over the second half of the 20 th Century are consistent with the influence of human activities and inconsistent with natural climate variations, according to a new study led ...

A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil inorganic carbon (SIC), a key but often-overlooked part of terrestrial ...