Journal Articles
Bucci, K., Tulio, M., Rochman, C.M. What is known and unknown about the effects of plastic pollution: a meta-analysis and systematic review. In press at Ecological Applications. PDF
Zhu, X., Nguyen, B., You, J.B., Karakolis, E., Sinton, D., Rochman, C.M. Identification of microfibers in the environment using multiple lines of evidence. Environmental Science & Technology,53, 11877-11887. PDF
Gilbraith, A., McKee, L., Shimabuku, I., Lin, D., Werbowski, L.M., Zhu, X., Grbic, J., Rochman, C. 2019. Multiyear water quality performance and mass accumulatio of PCBs, mercury, methylmercury, copper, and microplastics in a bioretention rain garden. Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment. 4, 04019004. PDF
Karakolis, E.G., Nguyen, B., You, J.B., Rochman, C.M., Sinton, D. 2019. Fluorescent dyes for visualizing microplastic particles and fibers in laboratory-based studies. Environmental Science & Technology Letters.6, 334-340. PDF
Richard, H., Carpenter, E.J., Komada, T., Palmer, P.T., Rochman, C.M. 2019. Biofilm facilitate metal accumulation onto microplastics in estuarine waters. Science of the Total Environment. 683, 600-608. PDF
Rochman, C.M., Brookson, C., Bikker, J., Djuric, N., Earn, A., Bucci, K., Athey, S., Huntington, A., McIlwraith, H., Munno, K., De Frond, H., Kolomijeca, A., Erdle, L., Grbic, J., Bayoumi, M., Borrelle, S.B., Wu, T., Santoro, S., Werbowski, L.M., Zhu, X., Giles, R.K., Hamilton, B.M., Thaysen, C., Kaura, A., Klasios, N., Ead, L., Kim, J., Sherlock, C., Ho, A., Hung, C. 2019. Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suite. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38, 703-711. PDF
De Frond, H.L., van Sebille, E., Parnis, J.M., Diamond, M.L., Mallos, N., Kingsbury, T., Rochman, C.M. 2019. Estimating the mass of chemicals associated with ocean plastic pollution to inform mitigation efforts. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. PDF
Brookson, C.B., de Solla, S., Fernie, K.J., Cepeda, M.F.E., Rochman, C.M. 2019. Microplastics in the diet of nestling double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auratus), an obligate piscivore in a freshwater ecosystem. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. PDF
Gassel, M., Rochman, C.M. 2019. The complex issue of chemicals and microplastic pollution: A case study in North Pacific lanternfish. Environmental Pollution. 248, 1000-1009. PDF
Li, L., Su, L., Cai, H., Rochman, C.M., Li, Q., Kolandhasamy, P., Peng, J., Shi, H. 2019. The uptake of microfibers by freshwater Asian clams (Corbicula fluminea) varies based upon physicochemical properties. Chemosphere. 221, 107-114.
Grbic, J., Nguyen, B., Guo, E., You, J.B., Sinton, D., Rochman, C.M. 2019. Magnetic extraction of microplastics from environmental samples. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 6, 68-72. PDF
Schonlau, C., Larsson, M., Lam, M.M., Engwall, M., Glesy, J.P., Rochman, C.M., Karrman, A. 2019. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated potencies in field-deployed plastics vary by type of polymer. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 1-10.
Provencher, J.F., Ammendolia, J., Rochman, C.M., Mallory, M.L. 2019. Assessing plastic debris in aquatic food webs: what we know and don’t know about uptake and trophic transfer. Environmental Reviews. PDF
McIlwraith, H.K., Lin, J., Erdle, L.M., Mallos, N., Diamond, M., Rochman, C.M. 2019. Capturing microfiber – marketed technologies reduce microfiber emissions from washing machines. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 139, 40-45. PDF
Smith, M., Love, D.C., Rochman, C.M., Neff, R.A. 2018. Microplastics in seafood and implications for human health. Current Environmental Health Reports. 1-12. PDF
Rochman, C.M. 2018. Microplastics research: from sink to source. Science. 360, 28-29. PDF
Thaysen, C., Stevack, K., Ruffolo, R., Poirier, D., De Frond, H., DeVera, J., Sheng, G., Rochman, C.M. 2018. Leachate from expanded polystyrene cups is toxic to aquatic invertebrates (C. dubia). Frontiers in Marine Science. 5, 71. PDF
Nguyen, B., Graham, P. J., Rochman, C.M., Sinton, D. 2018. A platform for high-throughput assessments of environmental multi-stressors. Advanced Science. 1700677. PDF
Karakolis, E., Nguyen, B., Bem You, J., Graham, P. J., Rochman, C.M., Sinton, D. 2018. Digestible fluorescent coatings facilitate more accurate quantification of microplastic ingestion. Env. Sci. Technol. Lett. 5, 62-67. PDF
Su, L., Cai, H., Kolandhasamy, P., Wu, C., Rochman, C.M., Shi, H. 2018. Using the Asian clam as an indicator of microplastic pollution in freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Pollution. 234, 347-355. PDF
Rochman, C.M., Parnis, J. M., Serrato, S., Browne, M. A., Reiner, E. J., Robson, M., Young, T., Diamond, M. L., Teh, S. J. 2017. Direct and indirect effects of different types of common microplastics in a freshwater foodchain. PLOS ONE. 12 (11) e0187664. PDF
Borrele, S., *Rochman, C.M., Liboiron, M., Bond, A. L., Lusher, A., Bradshaw, H., Provencher, J. F. 2017. Why we need an international agreement on marine plastic pollution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (38) 9994–9997. *Corresponding author and shared first authorship. PDF
Munno, K., Helm, P.A., Jackson, D.A., Rochman, C.M., Sims, A. 2017. Impacts of temperature and selected chemical digestion methods on microplastic particles. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 37 (1) 91-98. PDF
McDevitt, J. P., Criddle, C. S., Morse, M., Hale, R. C., Bott, C. B., Rochman, C.M. 2017. Addressing the issue of microplastics in the wake of the Microbead-Free Waters Act – A new standard can facilitate improved policy. Environmental Science and Technology. 51 (12) 6611-6617. PDF
Rochman, C.M., Regan, F., Thompson, R.C. On the harmonization of methods for measuring the occurrence, fate and effects of microplastics. Analytical Methods. 9 (9), 1324-1325. PDF
Wagner, J., Wang, Z., Ghosal, S., Rochman, C. M., Gassel, M., Wall, S. Novel Method for the extraction and identification of microplastics in ocean trawl and fish gut matrices. Analytical Methods. PDF
Sagarin, R.D., Adams, J., Blanchette, C.A., Brusca, R.C., Chorover, J., Cole, J.E., Lubchenco, J., Micheli, F., Munguia-Vega, A., Rochman, C.M., Troch, P.A., van Haren, J. Between control and complexity: Opportunities and challenges for marine mesocosms. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14 (7) 389-396. PDF
Rochman, C.M., Cook, A., Koelmans, A.A. Plastic debris and policy: Using current scientific understanding to invoke positive change. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 35 (7) 1617-1626 (2016). PDF
Rochman, C.M. Ecologically relevant data are policy-relevant data. Science. 352 (6290) 1172 (2016). Invited Perspective. PDF
Rochman, C.M. Strategies for reducing ocean plastic debris should be diverse and guided by science. Environmental Research Letters. 11, 014006 (2016). Invited Perspective. In ERL Monthly Highlights. PDF
Rochman, C.M., Browne, M.A., Underwood, A.J., van Franeker, J.A., Amaral-Zettler, L.A., Thompson, R.C. Perceived and demonstrated ecological impacts of marine debris. Ecology. DOI: 10.1890/14-2070.1 (2016). PDF
Green, S., Armstrong, J., Bogan, M., Darling, E., Kross, S., Rochman, C.M., Smyth, A., Verissimo, D. De-defining conservation. Conservation Letters. DOI: 10.1111/conl.12204 (2015). PDF
Rochman, C.M., Tahir, A., Williams, S.L., Baxa, D.V., Lam, R., Miller, J.T., Teh, F., Werorilangi, S., Teh, S.J. Anthropogenic debris in seafood: Plastic debris and fibers from textiles in fish and bivalves sold for human consumption. Scientific Reports. 5, 14340(2015). Sci Reports top 100 read articles for 2015. PDF
Rochman, C.M., Kross, S.M., Armstrong, J.B., Bogan, M.T., Darling, E.S., Green, S.J., Smyth, A.R., Veríssimo, D. Scientific evidence supports a ban on microbeads. Environmental Science and Technology 49, 10759-10761 (2015). Most read article in ES&T for December, 2015. PDF Correction
Rochman, C. M., Kurobe, T., Flores, I., Teh, S. J. Early warning signs of endocrine disruption in adult fish from the ingestion of polyethylene with and without sorbed chemical pollutants from the marine environment. Sci. Tot. Environ. 493, 656-661 (2014). PDF
Klepadlo, C., Rochman, C. M., Davison, P. Report of Myctophum phengodes (Osteichthyes, Myctophidae) with extraneous photophores. Copeia. 2014(1), 106-108 (2014). PDF
Rochman, C. M., Boxall, A. B. A. Environmental relevance: A necessary component of experimental design to answer the question, “SO WHAT?”. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 10, 311-312 (2014). PDF
Rochman, C. M., Lewison, R. L., Eriksen, M., Allen, H., Cook, A., Teh, S. J. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in fish tissue may be an indicator of plastic contamination in marine habitats. Science of the Total Environment 476-477, 622-633 (2014). PDF
Rochman, C. M., Hentschel, B. T., Teh, S. J. Long-term sorption of metals is similar among plastic types: implications for plastic debris in aquatic environments. PLOS ONE 9(1), e85433 (2014). PDF
Rochman, C. M., Hoh, E., Kurobe, T., Teh, S. J. Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress. Scientific Reports 3, 3263 (2013). PDF
Rochman, C. M., Manzano, C., Hentschel, B., Massey-Simonich, S. L., Hoh, E. Polystyrene plastic: a source and sink for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the marine environment. Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1021/es403605f (2013). PDF
Rochman, C. M. Plastics and priority pollutants: a multiple stressor in aquatic habitats. Environmental Science and Technology. 47, 2439-2440 (2013). PDF
Rochman, C. M., Browne, M. A., Halpern, B. S., Hentschel, B. T., Hoh, E., Karapanagioti, H. K., Rios, L. R., Takada, H., Teh, S., Thompson, R. C. Classify plastic waste as hazardous. Nature, 494, 169-171 (2013). PDF
Rochman, C. M., Hoh, E., Hentschel, B. T., Kaye, S. Long-term field measurement of sorption of organic contaminants to five types of plastic pellets: implications for plastic marine debris. Environmental Science and Technology. 47, 1646-1654 (2013). PDF
Van, A., Rochman, C., Flores, E., Hill, K., Vargas, E., Vargas, S., Hoh, E. Persistent organic pollutant content of marine debris found on beaches in San Diego, California. Chemosphere 86, 258-263 (2011). PDF
Edited Volumes
Rochman, C., Regan, F., Thompson, R. C. Microplastics in the Environment. Analytical Methods. in press. Find issue here.
Koelmans, A. A., Rochman, C. M. Plastic debris in the aquatic environment – Mechanisms and implications. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 35 (7) 1617 -1676 (2016). Find issue here.
Reports
FAO (2017) Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture. (Lusher, A. and Hollman, P., eds). PDF
GESAMP (2016). “Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the marine environment: part two of a global assessment” (Kershaw, P.J., and Rochman, C.M., eds)(IMO/FAO/UNESCO-IOC/UNIDO/WMO/IAEA/UN/UNEP/UNDP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection). Rep. Stud. GESAMP No. 94. PDF
Book Chapters
Rochman, C.M. The role of plastic debris as another source for the bioaccumulation of chemicals in lower-trophic level organisms. Springer Online Textbook Chapter in The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer International Publishing. 1-15 (2016). PDF
Rochman, C.M. The complex mixture, fate and toxicity of chemicals associated with plastic debris in the marine environment. Springer Online Textbook Chapter in Marine Anthropogenic Litter. Springer International Publishing. 117-140 (2015). PDF
