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Glossary:Saline water
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Water that generally is considered unsuitable for human consumption or for irrigation because of its high content of dissolved solids. Commonly expressed as milligrams per liter (mg/L) of dissolved solids, with 35,000 mg/L defined as equivalent to sea water, slightly saline as 1,000 - 3,000 mg/L, moderately saline as 3,000 - 10,000 mg/L, very saline as 10,000 - 35,000 mg/L, and brine has more than 35,000 mg/L (after USGS, 1984).