“…Plastics are polymeric materials formed at specific salinity, pH, natural organic matter, temperature, and ionic strength (Lusher et al., 2017; Tang, 2021), which soften when heated and harden when cooled, included in the thermoplastic categories, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polystyrene (PS), and currently become a widespread threat globally (Frias & Nash, 2019; Orose et al., 2023; Sibero et al., 2020). Microplastic is defined as small plastic particles around 5 mm or smaller, widely available in the air, soil, and waters, including sea, brackish, and freshwater (Lusher et al., 2017).…”