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Microplastic occurrence, soil properties and coarse-fragment-adjusted stocks along the Gepatschferner glacier forefield chronosequence
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This is a dataset of soil samples collected from land exposed by a retreating glacier in the Austrian Alps. It includes measurements of soil properties, such as acidity, carbon and nitrogen levels, and plant cover, alongside data on microplastic particles found in soils of different ages since the ice melted.
This dataset contains soil properties, microplastic (MP) occurrence, and analytical data from a glacier forefield chronosequence at Gepatschferner, Austrian Alps. It includes soil pH, carbon and nitrogen contents, vegetation cover, bulk density, coarse-fragment content, and MP particle characteristics, supporting the investigation of MP distribution across surfaces with different deglaciation histories.
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