Dispersion, accumulation, and the ultimate fate of microplastics in deep-marine environments: a review and future directions

IA Kane, MA Clare - Frontiers in earth science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
An estimated 8.3 billion tons of non-biodegradable plastic has been produced over the last
65 years. Much of this is not recycled and is disposed into the natural environment, has a …

[HTML][HTML] A new classification system for mixed (turbidite-contourite) depositional systems: Examples, conceptual models and diagnostic criteria for modern and ancient …

S Rodrigues, FJ Hernández-Molina, M Fonnesu… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Interactions between along-slope bottom currents and down-slope turbidity flows can create
a myriad of features and deposits. Despite numerous efforts to differentiate contourites from …

Transport and burial of microplastics in deep-marine sediments by turbidity currents

F Pohl, JT Eggenhuisen, IA Kane… - Environmental science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The threat posed by plastic pollution to marine ecosystems and human health is under
increasing scrutiny. Much of the macro-and microplastic in the ocean ends up on the …

Contourites and bottom current reworked sands: Bed facies model and implications

S De Castro, FJ Hernández-Molina… - Marine Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
The differentiation of pure turbidites and contourites from mixed deposits—as the bottom
current reworked sands (BCRS)—in sedimentary cores and outcrops from the modern or …

Early Cenozoic drainage network and paleogeographic evolution within the SE Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding area: Synthetic constraints from onshore-offshore …

Y Cui, L Shao, ZX Li, C Elders, K Stattegger, W Zhu… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolution of the major rivers originating from the SE Tibetan Plateau has been a
research hotspot due to a close connection between tectonic events, geomorphological …

Submarine channel evolution, terrace development, and preservation of intra-channel thin-bedded turbidites: Mahin and Avon channels, offshore Nigeria

L Hansen, M Janocko, I Kane, B Kneller - Marine Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Terraces on the modern seafloor are defined as topographically flat areas above the active
submarine channel thalweg but within the confines of the channel-belt. They have been …

[HTML][HTML] Coarse-grained submarine channels: from confined to unconfined flows in the Colombian Caribbean (late Eocene)

SA Celis, F García-García, FJ Rodríguez-Tovar… - Sedimentary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Submarine channel mouth settings are hardly preserved in the stratigraphic record.
Although they are still poorly known with respect to other segments of turbidite systems …

Time-transgressive confinement on the slope and the progradation of basin-floor fans: Implications for the sequence stratigraphy of deep-water deposits

DM Hodgson, IA Kane, SS Flint… - Journal of …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Observations from outcrop and subsurface datasets indicate that key stratigraphic surfaces
in ancient submarine slope successions are diachronous and form during periods of …

Provenance evolution of the Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary cover sequences in northern Fennoscandia: Age distribution, geochemistry, and zircon morphology

J Köykkä, R Lahtinen, H Huhma - Precambrian research, 2019 - Elsevier
The metasedimentary basin-fill successions of the Central Lapland belt, Peräpohja belt, and
Kuusamo belt form an important part of the northern Fennoscandia Shield. They each record …

Deep-ocean channel-wall collapse order of magnitude larger than any other documented

AD McArthur, DE Tek, M Poyatos-Moré… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Submarine channels are the largest conveyors of sediment on Earth, yet little is known about
their stability in the deep-ocean. Here, 3D seismic data from the deep-ocean Hikurangi …