Development of rapid and inexpensive assessment tools to evaluate the integrity of wetlands soils is important to managers and natural resource stewards. In this study researchers developed an effective, rapid, and low cost tool to assess the degree of oxygenation in wetland soils. Strips of white plastic were painted with the brown-colored birnessite, which indicates low oxidizing conditions in the soil when the brown color disappears from the strip. Use of these strips may assist in monitoring wetlands and prioritizing wetland areas for restoration efforts. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA does not own the data. It can be accessed through the following means: Contact article's corresponding author. Format: Supplemental Figure S1. Curated spreadsheet containing raw and processed data from Mn indicator of reduction in soils (IRIS) film paint removal quantification and sand weighing data. Supplemental Figure S2. Two-way ANOVA analyses of Mn indicator of reduction in soils (IRIS) film paint removal data.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Hino, K.C., J. Romero, J.L. Loffredo, M. Stolt, J. Amador, S. Moseman-Valtierra, C. Wigand, and B. Pellock. Birnessite films are sensitive indicators of microbial manganese reduction in soil. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL. Soil Science Society of America, Madison, WI, USA, 87(1): 196-201, (2023).