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Data from: Extraction and identification of a wide range of microplastic polymers in soil and compost
Summary
This is a dataset supporting a study on extraction and identification methods for a wide range of microplastic polymers from soil and compost. It contains recovery data from optimized extraction protocols, addressing the challenge of standardizing microplastic analysis in complex soil matrices.
Microplastic (MP) pollution is globally widespread, however their presence in soil systems is poorly understood due to complexity of soil and lack of standardised extraction methods. Datasets provided contain data from optimisation (recoveries) of MPs extraction protocol from soil and compost based on olive oil and density separation using zinc chloride, in case of low-density polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate. Density separation was further used to extract five microplastic polymers (PET, PS, PE, PP and PVC), added to soil and compost at different concentrations, which is also included in the dataset. Additionally, identification data of extracted MPs from spiked soil and compost samples.