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Fragmentation rates (% weight loss per year) of objects with different polymer backbones in the marine laboratory microcosm. Red bars indicate polymers with a backbone with single “C–C” carbon bonds, orange a backbone with double “C = C” bonds, purple a siloxane backbone, blue a polyester backbone, and green indicates compostable polymers.
