Shape-wise distribution of microplastics in Indus River dolphins in this study.

Ahsaan Ali (22304982); Christian Sonne (13027); Mehmood Aslam (22304985); Imran Ali (505796); Sajjad Hussain (41458); Abdul Qadir (624022); Shazia Sukhera (22304988); Hassan Ali (3348749); Sajid Rashid Ahmad (4226896); Guang Yang (154978)

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330253.s001

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Shape-wise distribution of microplastics in Indus River dolphins in this study.

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Ahsaan Ali (22304982), Christian Sonne (13027), Mehmood Aslam (22304985), Imran Ali (505796), Sajjad Hussain (41458), Abdul Qadir (624022), Shazia Sukhera (22304988), Hassan Ali (3348749), Sajid Rashid Ahmad (4226896), Guang Yang (154978)

Summary

Researchers documented the shape-wise distribution of microplastics recovered from Indus River dolphins (Platanista minor), finding fibers to be the most prevalent morphology among MPs detected in the gastrointestinal tracts of five stranded individuals. The data provide supplementary characterisation of plastic particle types accumulating in this critically endangered freshwater cetacean.