Patricia Corcoran
Associate Professor & Department Chair, Sedimentar
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Western Ontario
Canada
Biography
Patricia Corcoran, Associate Professor & Department Chair, Sedimentary Petrology, Precambrian Geology, of the department of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Ph.D. Dalhousie University, 2001.
Research Interest
Earth's surface and atmospheric processes; the effects of climate, transport and recycling on sedimentary textures and composition; Precambrian facies analysis; distribution and degradation of plastic particles in marine and fresh water sediment.
Publications
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Corcoran PL, Moore CJ, Jazvac K. An anthropogenic marker horizon in the future rock record. GSA Today. 2014 Jun 24;24(6):4-8.
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Corcoran PL, Norris T, Ceccanese T, Walzak MJ, Helm PA, Marvin CH. Hidden plastics of Lake Ontario, Canada and their potential preservation in the sediment record. Environmental Pollution. 2015 Sep 30;204:17-25.
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Corcoran PL. Benthic plastic debris in marine and fresh water environments. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2015;17(8):1363-9.
