Scientific Papers

Included below are peer-reviewed publications, as well as links to pre-prints that are presently in the peer-review process.

Plastic as a Sediment – A Universal and Objective practical solution to growing ambiguity in plastic litter classification

Russell, C. E., Pohl, F., Fernández, R. Plastic as a Sediment – A Universal and Objective practical solution to growing ambiguity in plastic litter classification schemes. Under Revision with Earth Science Review.

A world-class example of a Late Palaeozoic glaciated landscape in Chad

Kettler, C., Wohlschlägl, R., Russell, C., Scharfenberg, L., Ghienne, J.F. and Le Heron, D.P. (2023). A world-class example of a Late Palaeozoic glaciated landscape in Chad. Sedimentary Geology, 455, 106-470.

Plastic pollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes

Russell, C. E., Fernández, R., Parsons D. and Gabbott S. (2023). Plastic fundamentally impacts sand transport in fluvial systems. Communications Earth and Environment. 4, 1-10.

Integrated stratigraphical study of the Rhuddanian-Aeronian (Llandovery, Silurian) boundary succession in the Rheidol Gorge, Wales: a proposed Global Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Aeronian Stage

Melchin, M., Davies, J., Boom, A., De Weirdt, J., McIntyre A., Russell., C., Vandenbroucke T., Zalasiewicz, J. (2023) Integrated stratigraphic study of the Rhuddanian-Aeronian (Llandovery, Silurian) boundary succession at Rheidol Gorge, Wales: A proposed Global Stratotype for the base of the Aeronian Stage. Lethaia. 56, 1-23.

Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: A multidisciplinary perspective

Waldschläger K., Brückner M.Z.M., Carney Almroth B., Hackney C.R., Adyel T.M., Alimi S.O., Belontz S.L., Cowger W., Doyle D., Gray A., Kane I., Kooi M., Kramer M., Lechthaler S., Michie L., Nordam T., Pohl F., Russell C., Thit A., Umar W., Valero D., Varrani A., Warrier AK., Woodall C. L., Wu N. (2022). Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: a multidisciplinary perspective. Earth-Science Reviews, 22, 1-24.

Geological evolution of the Mississippi River into the Anthropocene

Russell C. E., Waters C. N., Williams M., Himson S., Holmes R., Burns A. and Zalasiewicz J. (2021), Geological Evolution of the Mississippi River into the Anthropocene, Anthropocene Review, 8, 115-140.

Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues and the Circular Economy

Gabbott, S.E., Key, S., Russell, C., Yonan, Y. Zalasiewicz, J. (2020). The Geography and Geology of Plastics: environmental distribution and fate. In (Letcher, T.P., ed.): Plastic Waste and Recycling: Environmental Impact, Societal Issues and the Circular Economy. Elsevier, 33-63.

The Hyporheic Zone

Banks V.J., Palumbo-Roe B. and Russell C.E. (2019). 'The Hyporheic Zone' in "Hydrology - The Science of Water," 978-1-83880-324-7. IntechOpen. UK

Chitinozoan biostratigraphy of the Rheidol Gorge Section, Central Wales, UK: a GSSP replacement candidate for the Rhuddanian–Aeronian boundary

Weirdt J.D., Vandenbroucke T.R.A., Cocq J., Russell C., Davies J.R., Melchin M. and Zalasiewicz J. (2019). Chitinozoan biostratigraphy of the Rheidol Gorge Section, Central Wales, UK: a GSSP replacement candidate for the Rhuddanian-Aeronian boundary. Papers in Palaeontology, 6, 1-20.

A novel approach for prediction of lithological heterogeneity in fluvial point-bar deposits from analysis of meander morphology and scroll-bar pattern

Russell C.E., Mountney N.P., Hodgson D. and Colombera L. (2018). A novel approach for prediction of lithological heterogeneity in fluvial point-bar deposits from analysis of meander morphology and scroll-bar pattern. In: Fluvial Meanders and their Sedimentary Products in the Rock Record (Eds Ghinassi M., Colombera L., Mountney N.P. and Reesink A.J.H), IAS Special Publication, 48, 385-417.

PhD thesis - Prediction of sedimentary architecture and lithological heterogeneity in fluvial point-bar deposits

Russell C.E., 2017. Prediction of sedimentary architecture and lithological heterogeneity in fluvial point-bar deposits. Doctoral dissertation, University of Leeds. 351 pp.

Geometry and compartmentalization of fluvial meander-belt reservoirs at the bar-form scale: Quantitative insight from outcrop, modern and subsurface analogues

Colombera, L., Mountney, N.P., Russell, C.E., Shiers, M.N. and McCaffrey, W.D. (2017) Geometry and compartmentalization of fluvial meander-belt reservoirs at the bar-form scale: quantitative insight from outcrop, modern and subsurface analogues. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 82, 35-55.

**The systematic relationship of the monograptid species acinaces Törnquist, 1899 and rheidolensis Jones, 1909**

Zalasiewicz, J., Russell, C., Snelling, A. and Williams, M. (2011). The systematic relationship of the monograptid species acinaces Törnquist, 1899 and rheidolensis Jones, 1909. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 58, 351-356.