September 15, 2014
Journal Article

A centennial record of anthropogenic impacts and extreme weather events in southwestern Taiwan: Evidence from sedimentary molecular markers in coastal margin

Abstract

A 100-year history of human and natural disturbances in southwestern Taiwan was reconstructed using a suite of molecular markers in four dated sediment cores from the upper slope region off the Gaoping River mouth. Trends in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) tracked Taiwan's industrialization/urbanization starting in the 1970s, and the enactment of environmental regulatory policies thereafter.

Revised: January 26, 2015 | Published: September 15, 2014

Citation

Kuo L., C. Lee, P. Louchouarn, C. Huh, J.T. Liu, J. Chen, and K. Lee. 2014. A centennial record of anthropogenic impacts and extreme weather events in southwestern Taiwan: Evidence from sedimentary molecular markers in coastal margin. Marine Pollution Bulletin 86, no. 1-2:244-253. PNNL-SA-103981. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.010