Ranking | Size | Shape | Polymer type | Environmental chemistry |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.1 |  > 1 mm | Sphere | PP, PVAc, cellulose | pristine or relatively clean water body |
0.2 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0.3 | 0.1–0.9 mm (100-999 µm) |  | PS, LDPE, HDPE, PET |  |
0.4 | 0.01–0.09 mm (10–99 µm) |  |  |  |
0.5 | Â | Â | Polyamide, EPS | moderately polluted water body |
0.6 | Â | Fragment | Â | Â |
0.7 | 0.001–0.009 mm (1–9 µm) |  | PC, PMMA |  |
0.8 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0.9 | Â | Fiber | PVC, PUR, ABS, rubber | highly polluted water body (e.g. wastewater effluent, highly populated, industrial, agricultural areas) |