Review Article
Trophic Transfer and Accumulation of Microplastics in Freshwater Ecosystem: Risk to Food Security and Human Health
Table 1
Categories used for classifying MPs by shape [
3].
| Shape classification | Other terms used |
| Fragments | Irregularly shaped particles, crystals, fluff, powder, granules, shavings, flakes, and films | Fibers | Filaments, microfibers, strands, and threads | Beads | Grains, spherical microbeads, and microspheres | Foams | Polystyrene and expanded polystyrene | Pellets | Resin pellets, nurdles, preproduction pellets, and nibs |
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