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. 2023 Apr 21;57(17):6799–6807. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08010

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Characteristics of identified MPs. (A) Photographs of MPs. (B) Overarching and M. arctica sample MP particle size distribution. The asterisk indicates datasets that present a significant difference (* = p < 0.05). (C) Individual and overall polymer composition. Polymer composition within the samples varied but included polyethylene (PE), polyester (PES), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene vinyl acetate (PVA), nylon, polyamide (PA), acrylic, cellulose acetate (CE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polysulfone (PLS), rubber, polylactic acid (PLA), styrene butadiene (SBT), styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), and others (<5%).