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Researchers compiled a complete microplastic particle dataset from multiple detection studies, providing a comprehensive data resource documenting MP characteristics including size, shape, colour, and polymer type across sampled environmental matrices to support meta-analyses and model development.
This data file contains the complete microplastic particle dataset used in the manuscript. The dataset compiles all detected microplastic particles extracted from tissue samples of two commercially important marine fish species: Megalaspis cordyla and Katsuwonus pelamis (Skipjack tuna). The data were generated through a standardized digestion and stereomicroscopy-based identification protocol, followed by polymer confirmation where possible.
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