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Table 2
Distribution of microplastics in marine organisms
Biological sample Dominant
Type/Composition of
microplastics
Microplastics size
(mm)
Abundance (p/N)
Common sample
Sampling area
References
Mussel
Fiber, fragment/PE, PP,
PS
0.005–5
0.2
± 0.3– 9.2 p/g
Soft tissue,
intestine
China, Brazil, UK,
French, Italy, etc.
[46–51]
A. marina:
1.2
± 2.8 p/g
Zooplankton
Fibrous/PE
0.10–0.14
0.6–4.1 p/m 3
(505
µm
sampling net)
Individual
Northern South China
Sea; Portuguese
[52, 53]
Fish
Fiber, fragment,
filament, sphere,
microbead, pellet/PE,
PP, rayon
1 nm–5 mm
0.146–21.8
Tissue, Digestive
tract, Individual
Australia, Spanish,
Scotland, Turkey, USA,
China
[54–63]
Seabird
Fragment, filament,
thread
0.4–42.4 (Length);
0.01–19.5 (Width)
9.99–11.6
Gular pouch
Southern Labrador Sea
(Canada); East
Greenland
[64, 65]
Whale (Fulmars,
Shearwaters)
Fragment
–
Fulmars: 19.5
Shearwaters: 13.3
Pacific Ocean beaches
of Tillamook and
Clatsop counties
[66]
Turtle
PEAA, PVA
0.45–2.95
–
Great Barrier Reef
[67]