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. 2024 Oct 16;19(10):e0309377. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309377

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