Journal Articles
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
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
