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Food & Water
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Microplastics are getting into mosquitoes and contaminating new food chains
2018
Amanda Callaghan,
Rana Al-jaibachi
Summary
Mosquito larvae ingest microplastics in aquatic environments and carry them into adult mosquitoes, which are then eaten by birds and other terrestrial animals, creating a novel pathway for microplastics to enter non-marine food chains. This aquatic-to-terrestrial transfer mechanism extends the reach of microplastic contamination far beyond oceans and waterways into land-based ecosystems and potentially human food sources.
Mosquitoes are transferring microplastics eaten in water into birds and other non-marine animals.