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Divisions based on groundwater chemical characteristics and discrimination of water inrush sources in the Pingdingshan coalfield

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Within the Pingdingshan coalfield, the spatial distribution characteristics of key groundwater chemical components were studied in four aquifers that influence coal-mining operations. Thirty-six water samples were collected from the four aquifers, which were divided into smaller units. Discriminant models of mine-water inrush sources were developed for the three divisions I, III, and IIII, and engineering verification was conducted. The results showed that the main indices influencing groundwater chemical characteristics were Na++K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, SO4 2−, and HCO3− in the Pingdingshan coalfield with regional variations according to faults and synclines. The Guodishan fault was the primary groundwater chemical division structure, which divides the Pingdingshan coalfield into two primary groundwater chemically characteristic units, divisions I and II. The Likou syncline was the secondary groundwater chemically characteristic structure, which divides division II into two secondary groundwater chemically characteristic units: divisions III and IIII. Discriminant models of water inrush sources in divisions I, III, and IIII (12 discriminant functions) were developed, and engineering verification showed that discrimination accuracy for 16 groundwater samples in four aquifers of three divisions was 93.75 %.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science of Foundation of China (Grant 41272250) and Technological Innovation Team of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province of China (Grant 15IRTSTHN027).

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  1. Institute of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan, China

    Xinyi Wang, Hongying Ji & Xiaoman Liu

  2. China Pingmei Shenma Group, Pingdingshan, Henan, China

    Xinyi Wang & Guoshen Chen

  3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Coalbed Methane and Shale Gas for Central Plains Economic Region of Henan Province, Jiaozuo, Henan, China

    Xinyi Wang

  4. College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China

    Qi Wang

  5. Chongqing Nengke Engineering Exploration Co., LTD, Chongqing, China

    Dan Huang

  6. School of Civil Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan, China

    Xiaoping Yao

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Wang, X., Ji, H., Wang, Q. et al. Divisions based on groundwater chemical characteristics and discrimination of water inrush sources in the Pingdingshan coalfield. Environ Earth Sci 75, 872 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-5616-3

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