Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2009
Series
VIMS climate change white papers.
Abstract
Sea-level rise and an increase in the severity of coastal storms are probable outcomes for the Chesapeake Bay due to global climate change. A consequent ecological and economic risk for tidewater Virginia and other low-lying coastal zones is the contamination of coastal waters by industrial and agricultural chemicals released by accidental spills during severe storm events. . . .
DOI
http://doi.org/10.21220/V5F30F
Keywords
Water--Pollution--Climatic factors--Virginia--Atlantic Coast. Marine pollution--Climatic factors--Virginia--Atlantic Coast.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Unger, M. A., & Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Initiative for Coastal Climate Change Research. (2009) Extreme storm events increase the risk for chemical contamination of coastal waters. VIMS climate change white papers.. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. http://doi.org/10.21220/V5F30F
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