William J. Neal

Grand Valley State University — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

23h-index1.8kcitations155works6.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Coastal and Marine Management(30), Coastal and Marine Dynamics(28), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution(27), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques(15), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics(9)

Publications155 total

The blue carbon potential of coastal driftwood: evidence from the Caribbean coast of Colombia
CATENA·2025
Environmental typology of Colombian Caribbean beaches based on sedimentological and colorimetric signatures
Regional Studies in Marine Science·2025
Invisible pressures: A global review of unconventional coastal pollution sources and their environmental impacts
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2025· 1 cited
The environmental legacy of coastal sandbags
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2025· 2 cited
Driftwood as a passive retention structure for marine litter
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2025· 2 cited
Beach evaluations for management, not for rankings
Ocean & Coastal Management·2025· 3 cited
The Role of Driftwood in the Trapping of Plastics in Beach Environments
2025· 1 cited
Sandmining on Our Coasts Leaves no Sand for Sandcastles
Frontiers for Young Minds·2024Open Access
Rethinking geological concepts in the age of plastic pollution
The Science of The Total Environment·2024· 13 citedOpen Access
Plastics in Sedimentary Processes and Rocks
2024· 1 cited
Understanding the animal waste issue on World beaches
Ocean & Coastal Management·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Rethinking plastic entrapment: Misconceptions and implications for ecosystem services in coastal habitats
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2024· 20 citedOpen Access
The geological footprint of plastics
The Science of The Total Environment·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Emerging from lockdown: Medical and sanitary waste on a Colombian beach during the first holiday season after COVID pandemic
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2024· 3 cited
Navigating coastal sewage pollution
Science·2024· 6 cited
Addressing the global challenge of coastal sewage pollution
Marine Pollution Bulletin·2024· 38 citedOpen Access
Navigating between socio-economic viability and environmental impacts: The sachets and sticks paradox
The Science of The Total Environment·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
THE ANTHROPOCENE IS PLASTIC
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America·2024
Marine plastic pollution in the Anthropocene: A linguistic toolkit for holistic understanding and action
Ocean & Coastal Management·2023· 17 citedOpen Access
The unsustainable harvest of coastal sands
Science·2023· 11 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Nelson Rangel-Buitrago(27), Orrin H. Pilkey(14), François Galgani(9), David M. Bush(6), Anubis Vélez-Mendoza(5), A. T. Williams(5), Jorge Trilleras(3), Victoria A. Arana(3), Anton Micallef(3), Victor N. de Jonge(3), Adriana Gracia C(3), Adriana Gracia C.(3), João Alveirinho Dias(3), J. O. Martinez(3), Juan L. González(3), Harry Arroyo-Olarte(2), Egna Mantilla-Barbosa(2), Chester W. Jackson(2), Felipe Lamus Ochoa(2), Rubén Darío Beltrán Rodríguez(2)