Flying Insects can Carry Microplastics Through the Air, Study Shows

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By Mike Barrett

Plastic pollution is so prevalent that there’s nary a place on earth that is untouched by it, and the problem goes far beyond unsightly beaches and parks. A new study has found that flying insects contribute to plastic contamination by eating microplastics in polluted waters and carrying them through the air.

Microplastics – pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size – remain in the bodies of mosquitoes and other waterborne insects, even after they become adults and take wing, according to researchers in the U.K.

The findings raise concerns that birds and other animals that eat insects are also …read more

Source: naturalsociety.com

    

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