Species and sources | Treatment method | Identification method | Types of microplastic | Levels of microplastic | References |
Perna viridis Philippines | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification and verified with ATR-FTIR | Lines (fibers) | 0.3 - 2.5 items/ individual | This study |
Perna viridis Philippines | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification and verified with ATR-FTIR | Lines (fibers) | 0.23 - 1.15 items/gwet weight | This study |
Atrina pectinata Philippines | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification and verified with ATR-FTIR | Films | 0.93 - 4.27 items/individual | This study |
Atrina pectinata Philippines | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification and verified with ATR-FTIR | Films | 0.03 - 0.06 items/gwet weight | This study |
Perna viridis Philippines | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification | Fibers | 0.27 - 0.41 items/gwet weight | Bilugan et al., 2021 [35] |
Perna viridis Vietnam | 10% KOH | Visual identification and verified with an µ-FT-IR | Fibers | 2.6 items/individual | Nam, P.N. et al., 2019 [36] |
Perna viridis China | 30% H2O2 | LUMOS microscopy ATR mode | Fibers | 0.77 - 8.22 items individual | Qu et al., 2018 [37] |
Mytilus edulis United Kingdom | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification and verified with an µ-FT-IR | Fibers | 1.1 - 6.4 items/individual | Li et al., 2018 [29] |
Mytilus edulis China | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification and verified with an µ-FT-IR | Fibers | 1.5 - 7.6 items/individual | Li et al., 2016 [18] |
Mytilus galloprovincialis Northern Ionian Sea | 30% H2O2 | Visual identification and verified with ATR-FTIR | Fibers, fragments | 1.95 ± 1.14 items/individual | Digka et al., 2018 [38] |