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In the process of coal mining, prevention and control of water hazard is essential. It is the precondition for water hazard control to detect and determine the distribution of underground water-conducting channels. In urban environments, traditional methods such as active source seismic exploration and transient electromagnetic exploration commonly used in the field are difficult to carry out effectively due to various factors. In this paper, the microtremor survey method (MSM) and the opposing coils transient electromagnetic method (OCTEM) are adapted to conduct the surface exploration of the coal mine water-conducting channels in the urban environment. Combined with the detection results of the low-velocity area and the low-resistivity area, the distribution of water-conducting channels is preliminarily analyzed and determined, which is basically consistent with the drilling and coring results. It verifies the feasibility and accuracy of the comprehensive exploration method used in this paper.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (grant numbers 41877239, 51379112, and 51422904), Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong Province (grant number 2019GSF111028), the Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University (2018JC044), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (grant number ZR2014EEM028).
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Wang, P., Xue, Y., Su, M. et al. Comprehensive exploration approach of coal mine water-conducting channels in urban environment: a case study in Xintai, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 579–593 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-31187-z
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