Table 3.

A summary of the literature data obtained using Raman technique for the analysis of MPs.

Location	Sample source	MPs abundance	Ref.
The wastewater treatment plant, Germany	Wastewater	3000–5900 MPsm−3	[105]
Three Gorges reservoir, China	Water; Sediment	Water: 1597–12,611 MPs m−3; Sediment: 25–300 MPs kg−1 wet weight	[106]
Bavarianm, Germany	Bottled mineral water	From 2649 ± 2857 MPs L−1 to 6292 ± 10521 MPs L−1	[107]
French Pyrenees	Atmosphere	Daily counts of 249 fragments, 73 films, and 44 fibers per square meter	[108]
Australian and Malaysian markets	Canned fish	1–3 MPs per brand in 4 brands	[109]
North London lake, UK	Sediment	539 MPs kg−1 dry weight	[110]
Qinghai Lake, China	Water; River; Sediment; Fish	Surface water: 0.05 × 105−7.58 × 105 MPs km−2 River: 0.03 × 105–0.31 × 105 MPs km−2 Sediment: 50–1292 MPs m−2 Fish: 2–15 MPs per individual	[110] [111]
Snake and lower Columbia Rivers	Surface water	From 0 to 5.405 MPs L−1 and 0–0.014 MPs L−1	[112]
Tibet Plateau	Surface water Sediment	Water: 483–967MPs m−3 Sediment: 50–195 MPskg−1	[113]
Southeast Spain	Sea surface	0.10 ± 0.09 MPsm−2	[114]
Xiangjiang River, China	Sediment	From 270.17 ± 48.23 MPs kg−1 to 866.59 ± 37.96 MPskg−1	[115]
Danjiangkou Reservoir, China	Water; Sediment	Water: 467–15,017 MPsm−3; Sediment: 15–40 MPs kg−1 net weight	[116]