Table 1.

Different conditions for MPs release.

S. No.	Water type	Temperature	Mask type	Duration (in Days)	Nomenclature	Layers in masks
1	DI water	25 ± 3 °C	N95	1	N${}_{\mathrm{1DR}}$	5 Layer
				7	N${}_{\mathrm{7DR}}$
				30	N${}_{\mathrm{30DR}}$
				90	N${}_{\mathrm{90DR}}$
				180	N${}_{\mathrm{180DR}}$
2	DI water	25 ± 3 °C	Surgical	1	S${}_{\mathrm{1DR}}$
				7	S${}_{\mathrm{7DR}}$
				30	S${}_{\mathrm{30DR}}$
				90	S${}_{\mathrm{90DR}}$
				180	S${}_{\mathrm{180DR}}$
3	Tap water	25 ± 3 °C	N95	1	N${}_{\mathrm{1TR}}$
				7	N${}_{\mathrm{7TR}}$
				30	N${}_{\mathrm{30TR}}$
				90	N${}_{\mathrm{90TR}}$
				180	N${}_{\mathrm{180TR}}$
4	Tap water	25 ± 3 °C	Surgical	1	S${}_{\mathrm{1TR}}$
				7	S${}_{\mathrm{7TR}}$
				30	S${}_{\mathrm{30TR}}$
				90	S${}_{\mathrm{90TR}}$
				180	S${}_{\mathrm{180TR}}$
5	Tap water	45 °C	N95	1	N($45$$°$)1
				7	N($45$$°$)7
				30	N($45$$°$)30
6	Tap water	45 °C	Surgical	1	S($45$$°$)1
				7	S($45$$°$)7
				30	S($45$$°$)30