Table 1.
Number and weight of plastics found in twelve sampling points at surface waters around the Antarctic Peninsula, according to shape and flexibility.
| Station | Number of plastics | Weight (g) | Shape (n) | Flexibility (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fragment | Line | Sphere | Rigid | Flexible | |||
| # 1 | 6 | 0.02743 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| # 2 | 2 | 0.00052 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| # 3 | 13 | 0.18478 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| # 4 | 7 | 0.03719 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| # 5 | 7 | 0.06932 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| # 6 | 7 | 0.06039 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| # 7 | 4 | 0.00089 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| # 8 | 6 | 0.19845 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| # 9 | 8 | 0.57977 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 8 |
| # 10 | 11 | 0.03610 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| # 11 | 4 | 0.00801 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| # 12 | 3 | 0.00779 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |