Notice of Retraction: Impacts of seawater intrusion on the fluorine content in groundwater: A case study in Shandong province, China

  • Qiao Chen*
  • , Dongyan Liu
  • , Qingshui Lu
  • , Wenjing Shi
  • , Baoping Di
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Endemic fluorosis can be caused by the drinking water with high-fluorine content. The groundwater with high-fluorine was observed in coastal regions of Shandong province, China. In this study, two sets of ten-year monitoring data from the coastal wells were analyzed. The groundwater properties are characterized by a mixture of seawater and freshwater, resulting in increasing of Na+, HCO3-, pH, hardness, salinity and decreasing of Ca2+. It is found that fluorine contents in groundwater are closely associated with high Na+, HCO3-, pH, hardness, salinity and low Ca2+. Seawater intrusion, especially the paleo-seawater intrusion, can greatly change the groundwater fluorine-releasing conditions under the rock-water interaction and cause the high fluorine in the groundwater. Thus, the geological process, seawater intrusion should be noticed when we study the fluorosis in coastal areas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication5th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2011
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Print)9781424450893
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

Name5th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2011

Keywords

  • Coastal zone
  • Fluorine
  • Geochemistry
  • Groundwater
  • Human health
  • Seawater intrusion
  • Water quality

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