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Spatial distribution of groundwater quality in the coastal plain and its relationship with land use and seawater intrusion

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Studying the spatial distribution characteristics of groundwater quality in the coastal plain and its relationship with land use and seawater intrusion is of great significance for maintaining the stability of the coastal groundwater environment, rationally using land and preventing seawater intrusion in international community. Taking Longkou, Shandong Province as an example, through field surveys and sampling monitoring, and using methods, such as semi-variogram and Kriging interpolation, the spatial distribution characteristics of groundwater quality in the study area and the coupling relationship with land use and seawater intrusion were analyzed. The results show that the main chemical types of groundwater in Longkou are the HCO3·Cl–Na·Ca·Mg and HCO3·Cl–Na·Ca types. Spatial distribution characteristics of groundwater quality are closely related to land use and seawater intrusion, and the mass concentration of most ions gradually decreases from the coast to the inland. The spatial variability of Cl− and Na+ is greatly affected by seawater intrusion. The spatial distribution of NO3− is closely related to the distribution of agricultural land and residential land. We should constantly monitor the scope of seawater intrusion and the total amount of sewage discharged from agriculture and domestic life to effectively prevent the further deterioration of coastal groundwater quality.

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We are particularly grateful to the Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment of Shandong Province.

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This study was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology National Key R&D Project “Research and Application Demonstration of Seawater Intrusion Prevention Technology in Typical Coastal Areas of Bohai Sea” (No. 2016YFC0402809), Shandong Water scientific research and technology extension water project (No. SDSLKY201703), National Key Research and Development Program “Efficient Development and Utilization of Water Resources” Key Special Funding Project “Research and Application of Comprehensive Utilization Technology of Seawater Desalination in Coastal Cities” (No. 2018YFC0408000, 2018YFC0408006), Ministry of Water Resources Technology Demonstration Project “Water-saving Society Innovation Pilot Key Technology Application and Demonstration in Weihai of Shandong Province” (No. SF-201803).

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  1. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China

    Zhiwei Wang & Genxu Wang

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zhiwei Wang

  3. Water Resources Research Institute of Shandong Province, Jinan, China

    Fulin Li, Huawei Chen, Kairan Wang & Shidong Fu

  4. Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment of Shandong Province, Jinan, China

    Fulin Li, Huawei Chen, Kairan Wang & Shidong Fu

  5. Water Resources Department of Shandong Province, Jinan, China

    Yongfa Xia

  6. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

    Genxu Wang

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Wang, Z., Li, F., Xia, Y. et al. Spatial distribution of groundwater quality in the coastal plain and its relationship with land use and seawater intrusion. Environ Earth Sci 80, 465 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09757-6

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