Table 1. MPs inspected in the three sample types.

Sample type	Wet weight (g)	Total number of particles	Mean abundance /individual*
Whole body (n = 90)	0.3098 ± 0.0795	121	1.34 ± 1.11
Gastrointestinal tract (GT) only (n = 90)	0.0399 ± 0.0133	95	1.06 ± 0.77
Body without GT (n = 90)	0.2445 ± 0.0707	66	0.73 ± 0.51

Notes.

^*No significant difference at p = 0.250 (Kruskal–Wallis H test).