Table 1 Total number of plastic pieces in the digestive tract of Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) by shape and polymer.

From: Microplastic fragments and microbeads in digestive tracts of planktivorous fish from urban coastal waters

 

Fragment

Bead

Filament

Foam

TOTAL

PE

70

7

1

 

78

PP

54

2

7

2

65

PS

1

2

  

3

Others

4

   

4

TOTAL

129

11

8

2

150

  1. PE, polyethylene; PP, polypropylene; E/P, ethylene/propylene copolymer; PS, polystyrene. “Others” include ethylene/propylene copolymer and ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymer.
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