Table 1.

Estimates of annual microplastic emissions (in tonnes and by category) to European surface waters (Hann et al., 2018). Upper, middle and lower estimates are based on different assumptions about removal and retention rates.

	Upper	Middle	Lower
Automotive Tyres	136,000	94,000	52,000
Pellets	78,000	41,000	3,000
Washing of Clothing	23,000	13,000	4,000
Road Markings	21,000	15,000	10,000
Building Paint	8,000	5,000	2,000
Fishing Gear	5,000	2,600	500
Automotive Brakes	5,000	2,000	100
Artificial Turf	3,000	2,000	300
Marine Paint	400	400	400
Total	280,600	176,300	71,800
Total paint	29,400	20,400	12,400