Trash Vortex How Plastic Pollution Is Choking the World's Oceans |
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| Author:
| Smith-Llera, Danielle |
| Series title: | Captured Science History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7565-5753-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | Capstone
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| Imprint: | Compass Point Books |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $8.95USD $37.32USD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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Millions of tons of plastic slip into oceans every year. Some floats and travels slowly with the currents, endangering the health of marine animals. The rest is hardly visible but is far more dangerous. Tiny bits of plastic sprinkle the ocean's surface or mix into the sandy seafloor and beaches. It ends up inside birds, fish, and other animals, harming them-and ultimately humans. Experts struggle with fear and hope as they work to stop the flood of plastic threatening living organisms...
More DescriptionMillions of tons of plastic slip into oceans every year. Some floats and travels slowly with the currents, endangering the health of marine animals. The rest is hardly visible but is far more dangerous. Tiny bits of plastic sprinkle the ocean's surface or mix into the sandy seafloor and beaches. It ends up inside birds, fish, and other animals, harming them-and ultimately humans. Experts struggle with fear and hope as they work to stop the flood of plastic threatening living organisms across the globe.