{"id":47233,"date":"2020-07-15T21:52:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T21:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=research_project&#038;p=47233"},"modified":"2020-08-20T13:33:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T13:33:22","slug":"cusp","status":"publish","type":"research_project","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/cusp\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow and the Clyde Basin \u2014 Clyde Urban Super Project (CUSP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Glasgow and the Clyde Basin \u2014 Clyde Urban Super Project (CUSP)<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Research<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/cusp\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Glasgow%20and%20the%20Clyde%20Basin%20\u2014%20Clyde%20Urban%20Super%20Project%20(CUSP)&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/cusp\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/cusp\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Glasgow%20and%20the%20Clyde%20Basin%20\u2014%20Clyde%20Urban%20Super%20Project%20(CUSP)&#038;body=Glasgow,%20Scotland&#039;s%20largest%20city,%20is%20built%20along%20the\u202f%20upper%20Clyde%20estuary%20and%20lower%20River%20Clyde.%20%20Areas%20of%20central%20Glasgow%20form%20the%20national%20urban%20regeneration%20priority%20for%20Scotland%20over%20the%20next%2025%20years.%20%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/cusp\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/cusp\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>Glasgow, Scotland&#8217;s largest city, is built along the&nbsp;upper Clyde estuary and lower River Clyde. Areas of central Glasgow form part of an urban regeneration priority for Scotland over the next 25 years.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Finnieston-Bridge-Glasgow.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;TextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot;&gt;Finnieston&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;TextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot;&gt; Bridge, Glasgow \u2014 sometimes known as Squinty Bridge.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;EOP SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot; data-ccp-props=&quot;{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}&quot;&gt; BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_82652\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Finnieston-Bridge-Glasgow-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Finnieston-Bridge-Glasgow\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Finnieston-Bridge-Glasgow-960x497.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0\">Finnieston<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0\"> Bridge, Glasgow \u2014 sometimes known as Squinty Bridge.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW243216451 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Finnieston-Bridge-Glasgow.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;TextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot;&gt;Finnieston&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;TextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot; lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; xml:lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; data-contrast=&quot;none&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;NormalTextRun SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot;&gt; Bridge, Glasgow \u2014 sometimes known as Squinty Bridge.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;EOP SCXW243216451 BCX0&quot; data-ccp-props=&quot;{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}&quot;&gt; BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_82652\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotland.gov.uk\/Topics\/Built-Environment\/regeneration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regeneration<\/a>&nbsp;is intended to stimulate economic growth and tackle concentrated deprivation resulting from&nbsp;industrial decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To underpin this regeneration, the Clyde Urban Super Project (CUSP), led by the BGS, developed\u00a0a series of shallow-earth 3D models in partnership with Glasgow City Council and other organisations. This\u00a0multidisciplinary\u00a0project aimed to improve knowledge of the subsurface beneath the city of Glasgow and make geoscientific information more accessible to the wide range of users involved in the sustainable regeneration and development of the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CUSP project has been used as an exemplar for other cities in Europe and the wider world.&nbsp;Lessons learnt in Glasgow have been shared, especially through the European Cooperation in <a href=\"http:\/\/sub-urban.squarespace.com\/#about\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science and Technology (COST) Action<\/a> (SUB-URBAN; TU1206). This has focused on sustainable urban subsurface use and transforming relationships between those who develop urban subsurface knowledge and those who can benefit most from it \u2014  the planners and developers of the cities of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research themes and main outputs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/geology-3d\/\">3D attributed\u202fgeological modelling&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li>3D geotechnical modelling&nbsp;<\/li><li>3D hydrogeological modelling&nbsp;<\/li><li>3D modelling visualisation&nbsp;<\/li><li>geothermal potential&nbsp;and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/uk-geoenergy-observatories\/\">UK Geoenergy Observatories&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li>groundwater in the Clyde valley&nbsp;<\/li><li>knowledge transfer systems for developers, policymakers and planners&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/applied-geochemistry\/g-base-regional-geochemistry\/clyde-basin-geochemical-survey\/\">natural and contaminant geochemistry&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/suds\/\">sustainable drainage systems<\/a> (SuDS)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Key references<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bearcock, J M, Smedley, P L, Fordyce, F M, Everett, P A, and Ander, E L. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Controls on surface water quality in the River Clyde catchment, Scotland, UK, with particular reference to chromium and lead<\/span><\/a>. 249\u2013267 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Campbell, S D G, Merritt, J E, \u00d3 Dochartaigh, B E, Mansour, M, Hughes, A G, Fordyce, F M, Entwisle, D C, Monaghan, A A, and Loughlin, S E. 2010. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1127\/1860-1804\/2010\/0161-0251\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204149065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204149065 BCX0\">3D geological models and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204149065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204149065 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204149065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204149065 BCX0\">hydrogeological applications: supporting urban development \u2013 a case study in Glasgow-Clyde, UK<\/span><\/span><\/a>. <em>Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Geowissenschaften<\/em>, Vol. 161(2), 251\u2013262.<\/p>\n<p>Dick, G , Eriksson, I, de Beer, J, Bonsor, J, and van der Lugt, P. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Planning the city of tomorrow: bridging the gap between urban planners and subsurface specialists<\/span><\/a>. 327\u2013335 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh\/issue\/C31B211D655F9EB249B0E480C5752944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/a>. <em>Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh<\/em> Special Issue, Vol. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW62034907 BCX0\">108(2\u20133).<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> (Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G. 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The geoscience context for Europe&#8217;s urban sustainability \u2013 lessons from Glasgow and beyond (CUSP)<\/span><\/a>. 119\u2013122 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fordyce, F M, Everett, P A, Bearcock, J M, and Lister, T R. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Soil metal\/metalloid concentrations in the Clyde Basin, Scotland, UK: implications for land quality<\/span><\/a>. 191\u2013216 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fordyce, F M, \u00d3 Dochartaigh, B \u00c9, Bonsor, H C, Ander, E L, Graha, M T, McCuaig, R, and lovatt, M. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Assessing threats to shallow groundwater quality from soil pollutants in Glasgow, UK: development of a new screening tool<\/span><\/a>. 173\u2013190 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jones, D G, Vane, C H, Lass-Evans, S, Chenery, S, Lister, B, Cave, M, Gafeira, J, Jenkins, G, Leslie, A, Breward, N, Freeborough, K, Harrison, I, Kim, A W, Lacinska, A, Milodowski, T, Ridgway, J, Riding, J, Strutt, M, Wagner, D, ans Wilkinson, Ian. 2017.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geochemistry and related studies of Clyde estuary sediments<\/span><\/a>. 269\u2013288 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kearsey, T I, Whitbread, K, Arkley, S L B, Finlayson, A, Monaghan, A A, McLean, W S, Terrington, R L, Callaghan, E A, Millward, D, and Campbell, S D G. 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creation and delivery of a complex 3D geological survey for the Glasgow area and its application to urban geology<\/span><\/a>. 123\u2013140 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kim, A W, Vane, C H, Moss-Hayes, V L, Beriro, D J, Nathanail, C P, Fordyce, F M, and Everett, P A. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in urban soils of Glasgow, UK<\/span><\/a>. 231\u2013247 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lopes dos Santos, R A, and Vane, C H. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S175569101800035X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tracking natural organic carbon in the River Clyde, UK using glycerol\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dailkyl<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> glycerol tetraethers (GDGT)<\/span><\/a>. 289\u2013298 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00d3 Dochartaigh, B, Bonsor, H, and Bricker, S. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improving understanding of shallow urban groundwater: the Quaternary groundwater system in Glasgow, UK<\/span><\/a>. 155\u2013172 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vane, C H, Lopes dos Santos, R A, Kim, A W, Moss-Hayes, V L, Fordyce, F M, and Bearcock, J M. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Persistent organic pollutants (PAH, PCB, TPH) in freshwater, urban tributary and estuarine surface sediments of the River Clyde, Scotland, UK<\/span><\/a>. 299\u2013313 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vane, C H, Moss-Hayes, V L, Kim, A W, Edgeley, K E, Cave, M R, Bearcock, J M.\u00a0 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mercury (Hg), n-alkane and unresolved complex mixture (UCM) hydrocarbon pollution in surface sediment across the rural-urban-estuarine continuum of the River Clyde, Scotland, UK<\/span><\/a>. 299\u2013313 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Williams, J D O, Dobbs, M R, Kingdon, A , Lark, R M, Williamson, J P, MacDonald, A M, and \u00d3 Dochartaigh, B \u00c9. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stochastic modelling of hydraulic conductivity derived from geotechnical data; an example applied to central Glasgow<\/span><\/a>. 141\u2013154 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wragg, J, Broadway, A, Cave, M R, Fordyce, F M, Palumbo-Roe, B, Beriro, D J, Farmer, J G, Graham, M C, Ngwenya, B T, and Bewley, R J F. 2017. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1017\/S1755691018000762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Linkage between solid-phase apportionment and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bioaccessible<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0arsenic, chromium and lead in soil from Glasgow, Scotland,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">UK<\/span><\/a>. 217\u2013230 in <em>The Geosciences in Europe\u2019s Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Glasgow and Beyond (CUSP)<\/em>. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW62034907 BCX0\">Fordyce, F M, and Campbell, S D G (editors). <span class=\"EOP SCXW62034907 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:118,&quot;335559737&quot;:48,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">(Edinburgh, UK: The RSE Scotland Foundation.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please see our <a 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