Article 3Z2X1 Microplastics can spread via flying insects, research shows

Microplastics can spread via flying insects, research shows

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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'Shocking' study reveals plastic contaminates our skies as well as the oceans, say scientists

Microplastic can escape from polluted waters via flying insects, new research has revealed, contaminating new environments and threatening birds and other creatures that eat the insects.

Scientists fed microplastics to mosquito larvae, which live in water, but found that the particles remained inside the animals as they transformed into flying adults. Other recent research found that half of the mayfly and caddisfly larvae in rivers in Wales contained microplastics.

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