Distribution and characteristics of microplastics in beach sand near the outlet of a major reservoir in north Mississippi, USA

Microplastics and Nanoplastics

Table 1 Results for recovery experiments (n = 3 in each category)

Shape	Type	Size Range	Stained	Source	Average Recovery (%)
Beads	PE	150–180 µm	No, already fluorescent	Cospheric, CA, USA	83.3
Beads	PE	300–355 µm	No, already fluorescent	Cospheric, CA, USA	96.7
Fragments	PMMA	500–1000 µm	Yes	Weathered plastic from Sardis Lake	100
Films	LDPE	1–5 mm	Yes	Weathered plastic from Sardis Lake	310
Fibers	PEST	1–5 mm	Yes	Univ. Hawaii Polymer Kit 1.0	76.7