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Table 6 Numbers of microplastics less than 500 µm in 10 g residential area soils (particles/kg)

From: Distribution of microplastics in soil by types of land use in metropolitan area of Seoul

 

Microplastics

 

Total

PP

PS

PET

PMMA

PU

CA

 > 500

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

300–500

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

100–300

17

0

1

1

0

14

1

50–100

15

1

0

2

1

9

2

20–50

3

0

0

0

0

3

0

Total

36

2

1

3

1

26

3

  1. PP polypropylene, PS polystyrene, PET polyethylene terephthalate, PMMA polymethyl methacrylate, PU polyurethane, CA cellulose acetate