FigShare - A Two-Year Incubation Study: Investigating the Vertical Transport of Microplastics in Soil and Their Impact on Soil Pore Development

This study investigated the impact of microplastics (MPs) on soil structure and their vertical transport through a two-year field experiment using 45 re-packed soil columns. Three treatments were applied: polyethylene terephthalate fragments or fibers mixed into the topsoil, and a control without MPs, with soil structure monitored using X-ray tomography.