Table 4.

Digestion methods for extracting MPs from marine biota.

S. No.	Reagent	Organism	Exposure Time	Temp	Ref.
1	Pancreatic enzyme and tris	Bivalve Tissue	12 h	37.5 °C	[117]
2	HNO3:H2O2 65%:30% 4:1 by volume	Mussel	30 min	50 °C	[116]
3	10 M NaOH 5:1 (w/v)	Mullet	48 h	60 °C	[122]
4	HNO3: NaClO 1:10 by volume	Herring	5 min	Room temp.	[123]
5	H2O2 (30%)	Bivalves	24–48 h	65°C	[118]