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Global Distribution Characteristics Dataset of Soil Microplastics (2005–2025)
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Researchers compiled a global dataset of soil microplastic distribution characteristics, extracting 2,611 data entries from 189 published papers spanning 2005 to 2025 and covering sampling locations, abundance, pretreatment methods, and identification techniques.
The dataset comprises global microplastic distribution characteristics, with 2,611 data entries extracted from 189 published papers between 2005 and 2025. It includes literature titles on microplastic research, countries, sampling sites and geographic locations, microplastic abundance and units, sampling depth, pretreatment temperatures in experiments, dissolution methods, density separation techniques, filter pore sizes, and additionally extracts methods for microplastic identification and observation.
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