Plastic ocean how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101508381 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1101508388 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781101517789 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1101517786 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
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1 online resource (x, 358 p., [8] p. of plates) : col. ill. - Publisher: New York : Avery, c2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | A plastic soup -- Synthetic evolution -- Surfing the learning curve -- Swept away : the oceans as global dumpster -- The plastic sea around us -- The invention of throwaway living -- Harm -- The plastic age -- Gonzo science -- The message finds its medium -- Net losses -- Indigestible -- Bad chemistry -- Debris forensics -- Erasing our plastic footprint -- Refuse. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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