Fig. 3: The results of the medium exposure risk scenario for n = 191 biologically independent animals, broken up by prey type and species.
From: Field measurements reveal exposure risk to microplastic ingestion by filter-feeding megafauna
Red boxplots represent microplastics consumed through prey while blue boxplots represent microplastics retained by filtration. Data are presented as median values and interquartile range (25th−75th), note the logarithmic scale. The density plots represent the total microplastic ingested per feeding day (filtration + feeding). A Total number of plastic particles potentially ingested per day via filtration and prey consumption; B Mass-specific (whale mass, in kilograms) total plastic particles per day. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
