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Environmental hazard from saltwater intrusion in the Laizhou Gulf, Shandong Province of China

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Coastal areas play an important role in the socioeconomic development of the coastal zones based on the different land uses. These regions are vulnerable to hydrogeological hazards and are seriously affected by coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion in the phreatic aquifer, and sea level rise, which are worsened by human action, thereby increasing the risk of land degradation in the coastal regions. Saltwater intrusion in the Laizhou Gulf located in northern part of Shandong Province of China was the main natural hazard. Manmade interventions and actions (i.e., exploitation of aquifers without adequate knowledge of the hydrology setting and an adequate management program) worsen this natural hazard. Irrational human activity induces environmental hazard to the overall coastal areas.

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Acknowledgments

This study is supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (2010CB951102)and we also thank Prof. T.S. Murty and the journal’s editor for their comments on an early version of this manuscript.

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  1. College of Population, Resources and Environment, Shandong Normal University, No. 88 Wenhua East Road, Jinan, 250014, Shandong Province, China

    Shan-Zhong Qi & Qiu-Lan Qiu

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Qi, SZ., Qiu, QL. Environmental hazard from saltwater intrusion in the Laizhou Gulf, Shandong Province of China. Nat Hazards 56, 563–566 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-010-9686-3

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