“The accumulation of salts on or near the soil surface results in unproductive soils and the degradation of agricultural land. Maltese soils are already vulnerable to soil salinisation, due to the proximity to the sea. But the State of the Environment Report concludes that “the main cause of salinisation is the use, for irrigation, of groundwater that is rich in salts.”
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