Seas
Seas and enclosed basins where water chemistry and human use intersect.
Dead Sea
The most saline large water body in the world and the lowest land elevation on Earth. It is shrinking rapidly because the Jordan River, its only significant inflow, is now almost entirely …
Mediterranean Sea
A nearly enclosed sea where evaporation greatly exceeds river inflow and precipitation, making it saltier than the Atlantic and driving a permanent inflow of Atlantic water through the Str…
Baltic Sea
The largest brackish water body in the world, and one of the most severely eutrophied. Its restricted exchange with the North Sea means nutrients and oxygen depletion persist for decades.