“…On other hand, Nithin et al [ 58 ] documented exclusively fibers in their samples. Mazumder et al [ 69 ] reported a higher prevalence of fibers (79 %) compared to fragmented particles (19.9 %). Additionally, Makhdoumi et al [ 24 ] observed a majority of fragments (78.57 %) with a smaller proportion of fiber-shaped microplastics (21.43 %).…”