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. 2025 Oct 23;13:e20237. doi: 10.7717/peerj.20237

Table 3. Microplastic diversity integrated index.

Diversity COM-P COM-R IND-R COM-P+R
Shape 0.72 0.66 0.47 0.70
Colour 0.66 0.66 0.48 0.62
Size 0.66 0.69 0.60 0.66
MDII 0.68 0.67 0.51 0.10

Note:

Results from the Simpson’s diversity index for microplastic shape, colour, and size in road dust from commercial parking lots (COM-P; n = 4), commercial roadsides (COM-R; n = 4), and industrial roadsides (IND-R; n = 8) located in Iqaluit, Nunavut.