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Microplastic and macroplastic concentration in relation to land management and crop type at the MINAGIS CSS sites
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This is a dataset, not a study with new findings. It contains measurements of small and large plastic pieces, along with farming practices and crop types, collected from 227 farm fields across Europe as part of the MINAGRIS research project.
The table contains data collected in the MINAGRIS EU H2020 project. The data contain site description parameters, microplastic, macroplastic, agricultural management and crop type information about 227 agricultural fields over Europe. The dataset belongs to the paper Micro- and macroplastic concentrations reflect contrasting input pathways across European agricultural soils by Grunder et al.
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