Table 1 Microplastic (MP) contamination levels based on the number of contaminated individuals and percentage in the species Boana multifasciata and Physalaemus ephippifer, separately.

From: First record of microplastic contamination in adult endemic amazonian anuran species

 

Individuals with MP (%)

MP index

Mean + SD

 

MP/ind

MP/g*

MP/SVL

MP GIT / mass GIT

B. multifasciata

27 (90%)

4.83 + 2.26

0.71 + 0.48

0.09 + 0.06

0.01 + 0.01

P. ephippifer

20 (66.66%)

3.53 + 3.52

2.17 + 2.27

0.13 + 0.13

0.016 + 0.02

  1. Mean values and standard deviations for contamination indices for each species: total MP index (MP/ind.), MP index weighted by mass (MP/g), MP index weighted by SVL (MP/SVL), MP index in the gastrointestinal tract (MP GIT/mass GIT). MP: microplastic. SD: standard deviation. SVL: snout-vent length. GIT: gastrointestinal tract. (*) index showed statistical difference for mean analysis (PERMANOVA (P < 0.001)).
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