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Polyethylene microplastics mineralise slowly in soil but integrate into soil structures and organic matter
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026
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Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Hannah Forsyth,
Hannah Forsyth,
Hannah Forsyth,
Hannah Forsyth,
Moritz Bigalke
Hannah Forsyth,
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Hannah Forsyth,
Hannah Forsyth,
Steffen A. Schweizer,
Steffen A. Schweizer,
Moritz Bigalke
Steffen A. Schweizer,
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Steffen A. Schweizer,
Kerstin Stricker,
Kerstin Stricker,
Kerstin Stricker,
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Kerstin Stricker,
Kerstin Stricker,
Moritz Bigalke
Carmen Höschen,
Moritz Bigalke
Carmen Höschen,
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Andre Velescu,
Andre Velescu,
Andre Velescu,
Moritz Bigalke
Andre Velescu,
Wolfgang Wilcke,
Wolfgang Wilcke,
Wolfgang Wilcke,
Wolfgang Wilcke,
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Moritz Bigalke
Summary
Based on the title provided, this study found that tiny plastic particles (microplastics) from common plastic bags and containers break down very slowly when they end up in soil. Instead of disappearing, these plastic bits become mixed into the soil structure and bond with natural organic matter. This matters because these persistent plastic particles in soil could potentially enter our food chain through plants we eat, though more research is needed to understand the full health impacts.
The present folder contains the raw data as well as some preprocessed data used in the following publication: Polyethylene microplastics mineralise slowly in soil but integrate into soil structures and organic matter. To extract the data: Download the .zip file and extract all the files it contains in a folder Open and read the readme files to understand the data structure