Table 2 Comparison of present and worldwide values for microplastics abundance, size range, and polymer types in commercial sea salt samples.
From: Microplastics pollution in salt pans from the Maheshkhali Channel, Bangladesh
Sea | Country | MP characteristics | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polymer type | Particle size range (μm) | Concentration (Particles kg-1) | |||
Bay of Bengal | Bangladesh | PP, PET, PS, PE | 250–5000 | 78–137 | This study |
Pacific Ocean | Thailand | PE, PET, PP, PVC | 100–5000 | 80–600 | |
Vietnam | Acrylic, PE, PP, PU | 100–5000 | 100–200 | ||
New Zealand | PE | 160–980 | 0–1 | ||
South Korea | Acrylic, Nylon, PE, PET, PP | 100–3000 | 100–300 | ||
Japan | PE, PET | 160–980 | 0–1 | ||
Chinese Taipei | PE, PET, PP | 100–2000 | 0–1300 | ||
Australia | Acrylic, Nylon, PE, PET, PP, PS | 100–3000 | 80 | ||
Mediterranean Sea | Turkey | PE, PET, PP, PU, PA, PVC | < 100 | 18–84 | |
Spain | PE, PET, PP | 30–3500 | 80–280 | ||
Italy | PE, PP | 4–2100 | 22–594 | ||
France | PE, PET, PP | 160–980 | 0–2 | ||
Croatia | PE, PP | 15–4628 | 13,500–19,800 | ||
Indic Ocean | India | Nylon, PE, PET, PP, PVC | 50–600 | 100–5000 | |
Malaysia | PP | 160–980 | 0–1 | ||
Black Sea | Bulgaria | Nylon, PE, PP, PVC | 100–4000 | 10 | |
Atlantic Ocean | Brazil | PET, PP | 100–1000 | 200 | |
Portugal | PET, PP | 160–980 | 0–10 | ||
Senegal | PE, PET, PP | 100–3000 | 250 | ||
South Africa | PET | 160–980 | 1–3 | ||
United Kingdom | PP, PE, PVC | 100–2000 | 120 | ||
USA | PE | 100–1000 | 3000 | ||
