Table 2. Overview over the Distribution of Plastic-Type Categories Found in Fulmar Samplesa.
N | PO (%) | mass (%) | min (g) | q1 (g) | median (g) | q3 (g) | max (g) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
total | 1408 | 94.9 | 100 | 0 | 0.026 | 0.086 | 0.250 | 1.467 |
industrial plastics | 38 | 48.7 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.030 | 0.138 |
user plastics | 1370 | 94.9 | 91.2 | 0 | 0.026 | 0.077 | 0.213 | 1.414 |
Industrial plastics are exclusively pre-production pellets (nurdles), while user plastics comprise several shapes that originate from plastic products. PO (%) is the percentage of occurrence.