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]