Tanshui Estuary, Taiwan
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Six million people live in the catchment area of the Tanshui River system. The Tanshui Estuary is heavily polluted since it receives untreated domestic discharge and both treated and untreated industrial effluent from its tributaries. Untreated domestic sewage and industrial waste contribute to hypoxia in the upper estuary.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
- Freshwater lakes & rivers
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- Asia
Region
- East Asia
Countries
- China, Republic of (Taiwan)
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Key References
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Fang T-H, Lin C-L. 2002. Dissolved and particulate trace metals and their partitioning hypoxic estuary: The Tanshui Estuary in northern Taiwan. Estuaries 25, 598-607.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Tanshui Estuary, Taiwan.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 19:00:03 GMT.
