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Table 9 A summary of the number of MP items found in fish around the eastern Mediterranean basin

From: Microplastics in the Mediterranean marine environment: a combined bibliometric and systematic analysis to identify current trends and challenges

Country

Location

Area

Name

Mean

Frequency (%)

Reference

MPs/animal

Croatia

 

Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea

Mullus surmuletus

2.7 ± 1.8

70

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Croatia

 

Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea

Pagellus erythrinus

2.1 ± 1.6

50

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Croatia

 

Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea

Sardina pilchardus

2.5 ± 1.1

37

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Greece

Kefallonia

Southern Ionian Sea

Boops boops

1.13 ± 0.07

21

Tsangaris et al. [144]

Greece

Saronikos Gulf

Aegean Sea

Boops boops

1.45 ± 0.25

30

Tsangaris et al. [144]

Greece

Corfu island

North eastern Ionian Sea

Mullus barbatus

1.5 ± 0.8

32

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Greece

Corfu island

North eastern Ionian Sea

Pagellus erythrinus

1.9 ± 0.6

42

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Greece

Corfu island

North eastern Ionian Sea

Sardina pilchardus

1.8 ± 0.9

47

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Greece

Corfu Island

Northern Ionian Sea

Sardina pilchardus

1.8 ± 0.2

47

Digka et al. [61]

Greece

Corfu Island

Northern Ionian Sea

Pagellus erythrinus

1.9 ± 0.2

42

Digka et al. [61]

Greece

Corfu Island

Northern Ionian Sea

Mullus barbatus

1.5 ± 0.3

32

Digka et al. [61]

Italy

Venice

Northern Adriatic Sea

13 fish species

1.46 ± 0.52

16

Avio et al. [12]

Italy

Ancona and Pescara

Central Adriatic Sea

13 fish species

1.32 ± 0.48

35

Avio et al. [12]

Italy

Bari and Lecce

Southern Adriatic Sea

13 fish species

1.14 ± 0.36

31

Avio et al. [12]

Italy

 

Central Adriatic Sea

Sardina pilchardus

4.63

96

Renzi et al. [121]

Italy

 

Central Adriatic Sea

Engraulis encrasicolus

1.25

91

Renzi et al. [121]

Lebanon

Levantine Basin

Eastern Mediterranean

Engraulis encrasicolus

2.5 ± 0.3

83

Kazour et al. [91]

Slovenia

 

Northern Adriatic Sea

Chelon auratus

9.9 ± 8.1

95

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Slovenia

 

Northern Adriatic Sea

Sparus aurata

7.3 ± 6.6

100

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Slovenia

 

Northern Adriatic Sea

Solea solea

2.9 ± 2.9

65

Anastasopoulou et al. [6]

Turkey

Southeastern coast

North eastern Mediterranean

28 types of fish

2.36

58

Güven et al. [85]

 

Northern and Central Adriatic Sea

Solea solea

1.73 ± 0.05

95

Pellini et al. [116]

 

Northern and Central Adriatic Sea

Solea solea

1.64 ± 0.1

 

Pellini et al. [116]

 

Central and North Adriatic Sea

Sardina pilchardus

1.78 ± 0.7

19

Avio et al. [10]

 

Central and North Adriatic Sea

Squalus acanthias

1.25 ± 0.5

44

Avio et al. [10]

 

Central and North Adriatic Sea

Merluccius merlucius

1.33 ± 0.57

100

Avio et al. [10]

 

Central and North Adriatic Sea

Mullus barbatus

1.57 ± 0.78

64

Avio et al. [10]

 

Central and North Adriatic Sea

Chelidonichthys lucernus

1 ± 0

67

Avio et al. [10]