Effects of conventional and biodegradable microplastics on earthworm Eisenia andrei in two generations

Data on the two-generation test on earthworm Eisenia andrei, exposed to conventional (LDPE) and biodegradable (starch-PBAT blend) microplastics over two generations. Data includes soil water holding capacity (WHC) and pH; survival, reproduction (number of juveniles), growth (change in biomass over time) and biochemical biomarkers of the earthworms; and number microplastics found in earthworms after exposure. The experiments were conducted and microplastics extracted at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), biomarker analyses were conducted at the University of Ljubljana and microplastics were analysed at the Norwegian Institute foe Water Research (NIVA). Plastic additives from soil and earthworm samples were analysed at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague and the data are found in: https://zenodo.org/records/10990380