Table 1

Characteristics and composition of microplastics used for the proposal extraction method.

Polymer Source Shape Size Color
PET Plastic bottle Fragment 0.5–1 mm Blue
HDPE Industrial pellets Fragment 0.5–1 mm White
PE oxo-biodegradable Plastic bag Film 0.5–1 mm Yellow
PP Rope Line 0.5–1 mm Red
PS Styrofoam Foam 0.5–1 mm White

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