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Mosquitoes are eating plastic and contaminating food chains, according to new research
September 19, 2018 16:00 pm
Mosquito larvae that grow up in water contaminated with plastic accumulate the litter in their bodies – and some of it remains there even after the larvae emerge as adult flies. The mosquitoes may exacerbate the problem of plastic contamination when they are eaten by animals living on land.
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