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eISSN: 2083-5906
ISSN: 1230-1485
ISSN: 1230-1485
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Application of Multi Criteria Decision Making
to Assess Water Quality Due to Mining
1
Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Coal Resources Green Mining, Ministry of Education, Xinjiang Institute of Engineering,
Urumqi 830023, China
2
School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
3
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082, China
Submission date: 2024-04-28
Final revision date: 2024-06-20
Acceptance date: 2024-07-24
Online publication date: 2025-02-25
Publication date: 2025-07-22
Corresponding author
Yang Chen
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082, China
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(5):5951-5961
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ABSTRACT
A good understanding of the spatial and temporal variations of the hydrochemical characteristics
of sandstone aquifers is essential for quality assessments of the groundwater. This paper investigates
the spatial-temporal changes in the characteristics of water from sandstone aquifers in an
underground mine, including its hydrochemistry and quality. Based on multi-criteria decision-making
and a geographic information system, a water quality index of the water from sandstone aquifers
is established by combining ordered weighted averaging and maximizing the deviation in a GIS
environment. It is argued that mining activities affect the hydrochemical characteristics and water
quality. The method is validated through a case study of the Chensilou coal mine in Henan Province,
China, in which the spatial and temporal changes of the water quality in the sandstone aquifers from
2001 to 2016 are analyzed, and the factors that affect the water quality are elaborated. It is found that
from 2001 to 2016, which is known as the “golden decade” of coal production, the water quality was
better in 2001, which is basically in agreement with the distribution of the elements found in the natural
hydrochemistry of the groundwater. In 2006, the chemical composition of the groundwater water
changed due to a large amount of human-induced activities, so that the hydrochemistry of the phreatic
water was more complex than that of the confined water. The groundwater quality in the studied area
gradually improved in 2016 due to investments that restored the environmental balance, and the water
quality in the sandstone aquifers was improved as opposed to the situation in 2006.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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