title: Influences of coal mining water irrigation on the maize losses in the Xingdong Mine area, China.
abstract: In 2008, a maize underproduction disaster occurred in the Xianyu village after irrigation using the coal mining water from the Xingdong Mine, China. This disaster resulted in about 40 hectare maize underproduction and 20 hectare total loss of the maize yields. In order to study the reason, a total of 25 soil, water and plant samples were taken from the study area. These samples were analysed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and ion chromatography. The results indicate that the contents of both water-soluble fluorine and total fluorine are very high and resulting of maize underproduction and total loss of production. The possible pollution sources of fluorine in the study area could be from the coal mine water used for irrigation and glass chemical factory near the study area.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Hebei Province for Resource Exploration Research, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, Hebei, China, sun_yz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yuzhuang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Yanheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qingxue
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Quande
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jinxi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D057914:Agricultural Irrigation / Q000379:methods*; D002681:China; D003032:Coal Mining; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis; D005461:Fluorine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D062065:Wastewater / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides; D005461:Fluorine; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
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