In 2020, 52 percent of the microplastic that was found in Lake Biwa in Japan was composed of polyethylene (PE). Polypropylene (PP) followed, making up the second largest source for microplastic. Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan and is located in Shiga Prefecture.
Distribution of microplastic in Lake Biwa in Japan in 2020, by material
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Shiga Prefecture. (March 25, 2021). Distribution of microplastic in Lake Biwa in Japan in 2020, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232822/japan-microplastic-lake-biwa-by-material/
Shiga Prefecture. "Distribution of microplastic in Lake Biwa in Japan in 2020, by material." Chart. March 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232822/japan-microplastic-lake-biwa-by-material/
Shiga Prefecture. (2021). Distribution of microplastic in Lake Biwa in Japan in 2020, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232822/japan-microplastic-lake-biwa-by-material/
Shiga Prefecture. "Distribution of Microplastic in Lake Biwa in Japan in 2020, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232822/japan-microplastic-lake-biwa-by-material/
Shiga Prefecture, Distribution of microplastic in Lake Biwa in Japan in 2020, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232822/japan-microplastic-lake-biwa-by-material/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of microplastic in Lake Biwa in Japan in 2020, by material [Graph], Shiga Prefecture, March 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232822/japan-microplastic-lake-biwa-by-material/