An Integrated Geochemical Approach for Defining Sources of Groundwater Salinity in the Southern Rio Grande Valley of the Mesilla Basin, New Mexico and West Texas, USA

New Mexico State University
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Abstract

A significantly elevated groundwater salinity zone was identified in the southern part of the Mesilla Valley. This investigation characterized the occurrence, spatial extent, and source of the plume of elevated groundwater salinity using a wide range of geochemical and geophysical data and methods.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype Other Government Series
Title An integrated geochemical approach for defining sources of groundwater salinity in the southern Rio Grande Valley of the Mesilla Basin, New Mexico and west Texas, USA
Series number TM-388
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
Contributing office(s) New Mexico Water Science Center
Description x, 69 p.
Larger Work Type Report
Larger Work Subtype Other Government Series
Larger Work Title New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute Technical Reports
Country United States
State New Mexico, Texas
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