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This folder contains data presented in the paper: Highly variable soil dissipation of metaldehyde can explain its environmental
persistence and mobility

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Introductory information
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Files included in the data deposit (include a short description of what data are contained): 

1) Excel spreadsheet with metaldehyde concentrations from biodegradation tests in soil

Explain the relationship between multiple data sets, if required:

The folder contains the data to generate the figures and tables in the referenced paper. 

Key words used to describe the data:
Soil, metaldehyde, biodegradation, DT50


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Methodological information
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A brief method description ? what the data is, how and why it was collected or created, and how it was processed:
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information.


Instruments, hardware and software used: 
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information.


Date(s) of data collection: 
2019


Geographic coverage of data:
UK

Data validation (how was the data checked, proofed and cleaned):
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information


Overview of secondary data, if used:



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Data-specific information
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Definitions of names, labels, acronyms or specialist terminology uses for variables, records and their values: 
See manuscript and excel files for more information about the variables and their units



Explanation of weighting and grossing variables: 
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information


Outline any missing data:
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information


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Contact
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Please contact rdm@ncl.ac.uk for further information