Table 1 Number of plastic items of different sizes incubated with the native moss samples and moss bags at high, intermediate, and low concentrations
From: Suitability of aquatic mosses for biomonitoring micro/meso plastics in freshwater ecosystems
Number of plastic items | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Concentration in water | Size 1 | Size 2 | Size 3 |
0.05–0.20 mm | 0.20–0.50 mm | 0.5–1.25 mm | |
Control (0%) | – | – | – |
High (0.22%) | 70,327 | 16,923 | 5220 |
Intermediate (0.11%) | 35,163 | 8461 | 2610 |
Low (0.055%) | 17,582 | 4230 | 1305 |