Dr Alex Riley

Dr Alex Riley

Lecturer in Environmental Science

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Environmental Sciences

Qualifications

  • BSc (University of Hull)
  • MSc (University of Hull)
  • PhD / DPhil (University of Sheffield)
  • FHEA (University of Hull)

Summary

Alex is a lecturer in environmental science at the University of Hull, teaching across the BSc Environmental Science, Physical Geography, and MSc Environmental Change Management & Monitoring programmes.

His research interests relate to the assessment of risks posed by eroding coastal landfill sites, investigations of contaminant transport in coastal environments, and the development of remediation technologies for contaminated waters.

He was formerly a postdoctoral research associate working on the NERC funded project "Legacy Wastes in the Coastal Zone: Environmental Risks and Management Futures" (see http://gotw.nerc.ac.uk/list_full.asp?pcode=NE%2FT003022%2F1), using a combination of GIS and field studies to assess the risks posed by legacy waste landfill sites on the coastal environment, and how these risks may change under future climate scenarios.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Spatial variability of metal(loid) leaching from coastal colliery wastes under freshwater and saline water conditions

Gandy, C., Burke, I., Byrne, P., Cooper, N., Crane, R., Hudson-Edwards, K., Mayes, W., Onnis, P., Riley, A., & Jarvis, A. (2025). Spatial variability of metal(loid) leaching from coastal colliery wastes under freshwater and saline water conditions. Journal of environmental management, 376, Article 124489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124489

Spatial and temporal (annual and decadal) trends of metal(loid) concentrations and loads in an acid mine drainage-affected river

Jennings, E., Onnis, P., Crane, R., Comber, S. D. W., Byrne, P., Riley, A. L., Mayes, W. M., Jarvis, A. P., & Hudson-Edwards, K. A. (2025). Spatial and temporal (annual and decadal) trends of metal(loid) concentrations and loads in an acid mine drainage-affected river. Science of the Total Environment, 964, Article 178496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178496

Carbon dioxide removal could result in the use of lower-grade iron ore in a decarbonized net-negative emission steel industry

Renforth, P., Campbell, J., Foteinis, S., Cosgun, E., Young, J., Strunge, T., Riley, A. L., Mayes, W. M., & van der Spek, M. W. (2024). Carbon dioxide removal could result in the use of lower-grade iron ore in a decarbonized net-negative emission steel industry. Journal of cleaner production, 468, Article 142987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142987

PFAS River Export Analysis Highlights the Urgent Need for Catchment-Scale Mass Loading Data

Byrne, P., Mayes, W. M., James, A. L., Comber, S., Biles, E., Riley, A. L., & Runkel, R. L. (2024). PFAS River Export Analysis Highlights the Urgent Need for Catchment-Scale Mass Loading Data. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 11(3), 266–272. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00017

Environmental behaviour of iron and steel slags in coastal settings

Riley, A. L., Cameron, J., Burke, I. T., Onnis, P., Macdonald, J. M., Gandy, C. J., Crane, R. A., Byrne, P., Comber, S., Jarvis, A. P., Hudson-Edwards, K. A., & Mayes, W. M. (2024). Environmental behaviour of iron and steel slags in coastal settings. Environmental science and pollution research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33897-4

Research interests

Environmental Pollution; GIS; Environmental Remediation; Resource Recovery

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

DEFRA: National Assessment to explore Methodologies to tackle Erosion and Flooding of Historic Coastal Landfill Sites

Funder

Haskoning UK Ltd

Grant

£32,665.00

Started

31 January 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

NERC Discipline Hopping - Bridging the gap from waste to novel materials

Funder

NERC Natural Environment Research Council

Grant

£3,997.00

Started

1 March 2022

Status

Complete

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

2023

Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (MIEnvSc)

2021

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