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Elemental composition of the pure Polyethylene (PE) microplastics, pure sediment, and admixture samples listed in Table S4, as measured by EA-IRMS.

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This supporting dataset provides elemental composition data measured by elemental analysis-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (EA-IRMS) for pure polyethylene (PE) microplastics, pure sediment, and their admixture samples, supporting investigation of how polyethylene contamination affects elemental and isotopic measurements.

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Elemental composition of the pure Polyethylene (PE) microplastics, pure sediment, and admixture samples listed in Table S4, as measured by EA-IRMS.

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