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Emergency response to water-related disasters is an important part of many coalmine operations in China. It usually consists of both incident prevention measures and rescue counter-plans. In principle, prevention is always the top priority, followed by rescue. The prevention measures relies on thorough understanding of the mine hydrogeology, correct identification of water burst risk levels, and an effective monitoring program for inundations. The emergency rescue is initiated when an accident occurs, and a rescue plan often includes a self-rescue and mutual-rescue program.
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This research was supported by China National Natural Science Foundation (grant #40572149, 40772162), the Key Projects of Ministry of Education of P.R. China (grant #2004-295), National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs (2007BAK24B01, 2006BAB16B04) and the “973” Project (grant #2006CB202205).
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Wu, Q., Zhou, W. & Guan, E. Emergency responses to water disasters in coalmines, China. Environ Geol 58, 95–100 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-008-1496-5
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