Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41457-y, published online 29 August 2023

The original version of this Article contained an error, where 500 μm was incorrectly written as 500 nm.

As a result, in the Introduction,

“Generally, MPs in personal care products are in the form of “microbeads” which are plastic particles of less than 500 nm in diameter24.”

now reads:

“Generally, MPs in personal care products are in the form of “microbeads” which are plastic particles of less than 500 μm in diameter24.”

The original Article has been corrected.