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Supplementary material to "Meso- and microplastic distribution and spatial connections to heavy metal contaminations in highly cultivated and urbanised floodplain soilscapes – a case study from the Nidda River (Germany)"
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This dataset paper provides supplementary materials for a study on meso- and microplastic distribution and its relationship to heavy metal contamination in floodplain soils along the Nidda River in Germany. Supporting figures and tables include sampling site maps, laboratory methods, blank sample data, and additional result visualizations.
The supporting information includes additional figures and tables facilitate further visualizations of:• Sampling sites, including detailed maps (Figure S1) and land use changes (Figure S2, S3) • Laboratory work, including sample and density separation parameters (Figure S4) as well as additional information on blank samples (Figure S5) • Macroplastics on soil surfaces (Figure S6 and Table S1) • Additional result visualisations (Figure S7, Figure S8, Figure S9, Figure S10) • Polymer types abbreviations (Table T2)The research data on which the results and figures within the paper are based are deposited in the following public repository:
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