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Moore, Charles, 1947-
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Waste disposal in the ocean.
Ships -- Waste disposal.
Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects -- Government policy -- United States.
Marine pollution.
Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects.
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Plastic ocean : how ...
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Plastic ocean : how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans / Capt. Charles Moore with Cassandra Phillips.
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Moore, Charles, 1947-
New York : Avery, c2011.
Subjects
Waste disposal in the ocean.
Ships -- Waste disposal.
Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects -- Government policy -- United States.
Marine pollution.
Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects.
ISBN:
9781583334249 :
1583334246
Description:
x, 358 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:
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.
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In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu for California after competing in a trans-Pacific race. When he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast oceanic "desert" where winds are slack, Moore realized his ship was skimming through a plastic soup. He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet, soon to be dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--where plastic outweighs zooplankton, the ocean's food base, by six to one. Here, Moore recounts his ominous findings and unveils the secret life and hidden properties of plastics. Moore includes us in his maritime exploits as he collects samples throughout the oceans, and in his struggle to get the world's attention about the oceans' plight. He describes how plastics gradually emerged as a planetary menace--not just litter, but a potent threat to the ocean environment, and thus to life on earth.--From publisher description.
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Aina Haina Public Library
Adult New Books
363.738 Mo
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10/23/2012
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
363.738 Mo
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Kahuku P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
363.738 Mo
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Kailua-Kona Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
363.738 Mo
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Lihue Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
363.738 Mo
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Mililani Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
363.738 Mo
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Pahoa P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
363.738 Mo
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09/11/2012
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Pearl City Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
363.738 Mo
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Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
363.738 Mo
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