Assessment of the impact of climate change and mining activities on streamflow and selected metals loading in the Chindwin River, Myanmar

The study models the impact of climate change and mining on the Chindwin River, finding that future climate scenarios are likely to reduce streamflow and associated metal loading, while identifying specific river segments with the highest concentrations of arsenic, mercury, and iron.

• Climate change is projected to reduce future discharges at most monitoring stations by 3.4% to 36.5%, although the Mokekalae station is expected to see an increase of 1.3% to 9.4%.
• Projected heavy metal loading under future climate conditions is expected to follow a decreasing pattern, mirroring the projected discharge patterns.
• Specific river segments exhibit high metal loads: the area between Naung Po Aung and Uru downstream has the highest loads of arsenic and mercury, while the area between Uru downstream and Mokekalae has the highest iron loads.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Assessment of the impact of climate change and mining activities on streamflow and selected metals loading in the Chindwin River, Myanmar. https://www.sei.org/publications/assessment-of-the-impact-of-climate-change-and-mining-activities-on-streamflow-and-selected-metals-loading-in-the-chindwin-river-myanmar/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Assessment of the impact of climate change and mining activities on streamflow and selected metals loading in the Chindwin River, Myanmar. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/assessment-of-the-impact-of-climate-change-and-mining-activities-on-streamflow-and-selected-metals-loading-in-the-chindwin-river-myanmar/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019assessment, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Assessment of the impact of climate change and mining activities on streamflow and selected metals loading in the Chindwin River, Myanmar}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/assessment-of-the-impact-of-climate-change-and-mining-activities-on-streamflow-and-selected-metals-loading-in-the-chindwin-river-myanmar/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }