MICROPLASTICS INCREASE SOIL PH AND DECREASE MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES AS A FUNCTION OF MICROPLASTIC SHAPE, POLYMER TYPE, AND EXPOSURE TIME- original data.xlsx

The data is for a laboratory study in that different secondary microplastics were evaluated to test their effects on soil pH, soil respiration, and enzymatic activities (acid phosphatase, β-D-glucosidase, cellobiosidase, and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase). The plastics represented four microplastic shapes: fibers, films, foams, and fragments; and eight polymer types: polyamide (PA), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene (PE), polyester (PES), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyurethane (PU). The microplastics were mixed with soil (0.4 % w/w) and incubated at 25 ℃ for 31 days. Then, we collected soil samples on the 3rd, 11th, and 31st day.