A total of 3,526 particles were extracted from these seabird samples, equating to at least 1 microplastic particle in 90% of Arctic samples and 97% for Antarctica. A median of 31.5 and 35, and average of 7.2 and 1.1, microplastic particles were found in each sample in the Arctic and Antarctica respectively. A maximum of 36 microplastic particles were found in a single bird.
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A total of 3,526 particles were extracted from these seabird samples, equating to at least 1 microplastic particle in 90% of Arctic samples and 97% for Antarctica. A median of 31.5 and 35, and average of 7.2 and 1.1, microplastic particles were found in each sample in the Arctic and Antarctica respectively. A maximum of 36 microplastic particles were found in a single bird.