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Fact Sheet

 
 
 
Saline area in the Western Australian wheatbelt.
Over one million hectares of the wheatbelt of Western Australian are affected by salinity.

Salinity in Australia factsheet

A factsheet providing general information about salinity in Australia. (4 pages)

Australia’s rivers and landscapes are under threat to rising salinity.

Salinity affects regions in all parts of Australia but particularly Western Australia, South Australia and in the Murray-Darling Basin.

This factsheet provides some general information about:

  • What is salinity?
  • How bad is the problem?
  • What causes salinity?
  • What does salinity do to our water and land?
  • What can be done to stop the problems?
  • More information:
    • Salinity research and possible solutions
    • Related issues.

Read more about Salinity & Acidity.

 

Contact Information

Primary Contact

Dr Riasat Ali (BSc PhD MSc)
Senior Research Scientist
Land and Water
Phone: 61 8 9333 6329 
Fax: 61 8 9333 6211 

Media Contact

Ms Anne McKenzie
WA Regional Communicator
Land and Water
Phone: 61 8 9333 6221 
Fax: 61 8 9333 6211