Table 2. Microplastic type and color in two shrimp species.
Category of microplastics | Shrimp species | |||
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Litopenaeus vannamei | Macrobrachium rosenbergii (male) | Macrobrachium rosenbergii (female) | ||
Type (%) | Fiber | 46.06 | 79.91 | 83.3 |
Fragment | 45.45 | 16.67 | 16.33 | |
Film | 8.48 | 2.99 | 0 | |
Sphere | 0 | 0.43 | 0.38 | |
Color (%) | Black | 17.58 | 10.26 | 9.38 |
Red | 8.48 | 2.99 | 5.25 | |
White/transparent | 49.09 | 64.53 | 78.05 | |
Blue | 6.67 | 9.19 | 2.06 | |
Yellow | 17.58 | 12.61 | 5.25 | |
Green | 0.61 | 0.43 | 0 |