Elvis D. Okoffo

5.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
57 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Elvis D. Okoffo is a scholar working on Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Elvis D. Okoffo has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pollution, 37 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Elvis D. Okoffo's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (43 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (37 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (14 papers). Elvis D. Okoffo is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (43 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (37 papers) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (14 papers). Elvis D. Okoffo collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Ghana. Elvis D. Okoffo's co-authors include Oluniyi O. Fadare, Kevin V. Thomas, Cassandra Rauert, Jake O’Brien, Stacey O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Benedicta Y. Fosu-Mensah, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Xianyu Wang and Saer Samanipour and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Elvis D. Okoffo

54 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment

2020 671 citations Elvis D. Okoffo et al. profile →
Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary

2022 252 citations Cassandra Rauert, Nathan P. Charlton et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
There's something in the air: A review of sources, prevalence and behaviour of microplastics in the atmosphere

2023 232 citations Stacey O’Brien, Cassandra Rauert et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Release of nanoplastic from polypropylene kettles 2025 ·Ke Shi, Elvis D. Okoffo, (unknown), (unknown), Jie Jiang, Cassandra Rauert, Kevin V. Thomas	0
2	Release of Micro- and Nanosized Particles from Plastic Articles during Mechanical Dishwashing 2025 ·ACS ES&T Water ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Kevin V. Thomas	3
3	Release of Nanoplastics from Polypropylene Food Containers into Hot and Cold Water 2025 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Ke Shi, Elvis D. Okoffo, (unknown), Jie Jiang, Cassandra Rauert, Kevin V. Thomas	1
4	Unscrambling why plastics aren't detectable in chicken eggs 2024 ·Chemosphere ·(unknown), Elvis D. Okoffo, Angelo Fenti, (unknown), Kevin V. Thomas	0
5	Preparation of polystyrene microplastic particles by solvent-dissolution-precipitation 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Elvis D. Okoffo, Pradeep Shukla, Kevin V. Thomas, Victor Rudolph	3
6	Plastic Deposition in Sediments of Moreton Bay, Australia: A Historical Perspective and Potential Future Projections 2024 ·ACS ES&T Water ·(unknown), Elvis D. Okoffo, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Alistair Grinham, Helen Bostock, Kevin V. Thomas	4
7	UV sources and plastic composition influence microplastic surface degradation: Implications for plastic weathering studies 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances ·Stephen D. Burrows, John M. Colwell, (unknown), Sarit Kaserzon, Elvis D. Okoffo, Francisca Ribeiro, Stacey O’Brien, Tania Toapanta, Cassandra Rauert, Kevin V. Thomas, Tamara S. Galloway	21
8	Predicted Growth in Plastics Entering Biosolids and Agricultural Lands Exceeds Efforts to Control Source Emissions 2023 ·ACS ES&T Water ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Kevin V. Thomas	9
9	Identification and Quantification of Micro-Bioplastics in Environmental Samples by Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry 2022 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Clement Matthew Chan, Cassandra Rauert, Sarit Kaserzon, Kevin V. Thomas	75
10	Microplastics in agroecosystems: A review of effects on soil biota and key soil functions 2022 ·Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science ·Leila Shafea, (unknown), Nicolas Bériot, Vincent J.M.N.L. Felde, Elvis D. Okoffo, Christian Ebere Enyoh, Stephan Peth	53
11	Concentrations of Tire Additive Chemicals and Tire Road Wear Particles in an Australian Urban Tributary breakdown → 2022 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Cassandra Rauert, Nathan P. Charlton, Elvis D. Okoffo, (unknown), Alon Agua, Michael C. Pirrung, Kevin V. Thomas	252
12	Out of sight but not out of mind: Size fractionation of plastics bioaccumulated by field deployed oysters 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Francisca Ribeiro, Elvis D. Okoffo, Jake O’Brien, Stacey O’Brien, Jonathan M. Harris, Saer Samanipour, Sarit Kaserzon, Jochen F. Mueller, Tamara S. Galloway, Kevin V. Thomas	45
13	Challenges with Quantifying Tire Road Wear Particles: Recognizing the Need for Further Refinement of the ISO Technical Specification 2021 ·Environmental Science & Technology Letters ·Cassandra Rauert, Elisabeth S. Rødland, Elvis D. Okoffo, Malcolm J. Reid, Sondre Meland, Kevin V. Thomas	88
14	Plastic particles in soil: state of the knowledge on sources, occurrence and distribution, analytical methods and ecological impacts 2021 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Stacey O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Stephen D. Burrows, Tania Toapanta, Cassandra Rauert, Jake O’Brien, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Xianyu Wang, Kevin V. Thomas	97
15	Plastics in biosolids from 1950 to 2016: A function of global plastic production and consumption 2021 ·Water Research ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Erica Donner, S. P. McGrath, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Jake O’Brien, Stacey O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Stephen D. Burrows, Tania Toapanta, Cassandra Rauert, Saer Samanipour, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas	127
16	Quantitative Analysis of Selected Plastics in High-Commercial-Value Australian Seafood by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry 2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Francisca Ribeiro, Elvis D. Okoffo, Jake O’Brien, (unknown), Stacey O’Brien, Michael Gallen, Saer Samanipour, Sarit Kaserzon, Jochen F. Mueller, Tamara S. Galloway, Kevin V. Thomas	205
17	Release of Plastics to Australian Land from Biosolids End-Use 2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Jake O’Brien, Stacey O’Brien, Francisca Ribeiro, Stephen D. Burrows, Phil M. Choi, Xianyu Wang, Jochen F. Mueller, Kevin V. Thomas	93
18	Wastewater treatment plants as a source of plastics in the environment: a review of occurrence, methods for identification, quantification and fate 2019 ·Environmental Science Water Research & Technology ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Stacey O’Brien, Jake O’Brien, Benjamin J. Tscharke, Kevin V. Thomas	179
19	A double-hurdle model estimation of cocoa farmers’ willingness to pay for crop insurance in Ghana 2016 ·SpringerPlus ·Elvis D. Okoffo, Elisha Kwaku Denkyirah, Derick Taylor Adu, Benedicta Y. Fosu-Mensah	68
20	Assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues in soils and drinking water sources from cocoa farms in Ghana 2016 ·SpringerPlus ·Benedicta Y. Fosu-Mensah, Elvis D. Okoffo, Godfred Darko, Christopher Gordon	87

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