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From: Plastic and anthropogenic microfiber pollution on exposed sandy beaches in Nova Scotia, Canada
Figure 3. Characteristics of MPs and anthropogenic particles by intertidal position, collected from Martinique and Rainbow Haven beaches combined. (A) Particle shape and (B) colour, as a percentage of all particles found (n = 2,220); (C) polymer composition as a percentage of all particles identified using FTIR spectroscopy (n = 200); and (D) size, measured as the longest dimension (in mm). See Materials and Methods for further details. PET: Polyethylene terephthalate; MPs: microplastics; FTIR: Fourier transform infrared.
