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Brackish water

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The term brackish water refers to water that is more salty than fresh water, but not as much as salt water. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries and sloughs, or it may occur naturally, as in brackish fossil aquifers.

In technical terms, it is often characterized as water containing between 0.5 and 30 grams of salt per litre.

see also:

Baltic Sea
biosalinity
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