Fig. 3: Polymer types of microplastics normalised by number of stations within surface and subsurface samples for different water masses. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 3: Polymer types of microplastics normalised by number of stations within surface and subsurface samples for different water masses.

From: Microplastics distribution in the Eurasian Arctic is affected by Atlantic waters and Siberian rivers

Fig. 3: Polymer types of microplastics normalised by number of stations within surface and subsurface samples for different water masses.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Plastic types are listed from the lowest density to the highest density: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyamide (PA), Acryl (fibres), polyurethane (PUR), others (nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), styrene acrylonitrile resin (SAN), polyoxymethylene (POM), poly(2,6-diphenyl phenylene oxide) (PPPO), and phenoxy resin), Polyester (fibres), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

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