Table 1 Counts of microplastics in male and female crickets, organized by levels of location, morphotype, and colour.

From: Microplastics in the digestive tract of Gryllus pennsylvanicus crickets in a biosolid – treated agricultural field

Zone

 

Morphotype

Plastics found in

 

Colour

Females

Males

Total

Application field

7

8

15

 Fragment

6

–

6

  Clear

6

–

6

 Fiber

1

8

9

  Blue

1

1

2

  Clear

–

7

7

Field edge

42

13

55

 Fragment

35

9

44

  Blue

1

–

1

  Clear

1

9

10

  Purple

33

–

33

 Fiber

7

4

11

  Black

1

–

1

  Blue

1

1

2

  Clear

2

2

4

  Red

2

–

2

  Yellow

1

1

2

Tree line

16

1

17

 Fragment

10

–

10

  Clear

10

–

10

Fiber

6

1

7

  Blue

3

1

4

  Clear

2

–

2

  Red

1

–

1

Grand total

65

22

87

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