Table 4. Particle and polymer type identified in exhalation samples from individual dolphins residing in Sarasota Bay, Florida and Barataria Bay, Louisiana.
Data obtained from OpenSpecy [112].
SB Dolphin ID | Particle type | Polymer type | Pearson r coefficient |
---|---|---|---|
F295 | Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.93 |
F292 | Fragment | Polyester | 0.77 |
Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.92 | |
F326 | Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.9 |
F297 | Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.88 |
Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.91 | |
F277 | Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.88 |
Fragment | Poly(methyl methacrylate) | 0.59 | |
Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.94 | |
Fiber | Polyester | 0.91 | |
BB Dolphin ID | Particle type | Polymer type | Pearson r coefficient |
YR4 | Fragment | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.72 |
Y73 | Fiber | Polyethylene Terephthalate | 0.88 |
Y1F | Fragment | Polyester | 0.86 |
Fragment | Polyamide | 0.74 | |
Fragment | Polyamide | 0.67 | |
Fragment | Polybutylene terephthalate | 0.67 | |
Fiber | Polyester | 0.79 |