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Category : Marine debris
Languages : en
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NOAA's Marine Debris Information Packet
Author: Teachers and Educators Information Packet for Marine Debris in the Ocean
Author: NOAA's Marine Debris Information OfficePublisher:
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Category : Marine pollution
Languages : en
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Turning the Tide on Trash
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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"Turning the Tide on Trash ... is an interdisciplinary guide designed to provide maximum flexibility in the classroom." The curriculum guide is designed for use either as a primary tool, or to supplement work in other subject areas. Three teaching units develop concepts on 1) The definition, characteristics, and sources of marine debris; 2) The effects of marine debris; and 3) Developing solutions and spreading the word. Units contain questions regarding the concepts, background information, 'Facts from the Deep', objectives, instructions on activities, vocabulary, materials, learning skills, duration (typically 40 minutes), necessary reproducibles, and procedures. Academic subject areas encompass art, language arts, mathematics, music, science and social studies. Guide appears to be directed to teachers of upper elementary and middle school students.
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris
Author: Marine Anthropogenic Litter
Author: Melanie BergmannPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319165100
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
This book describes how man-made litter, primarily plastic, has spread into the remotest parts of the oceans and covers all aspects of this pollution problem from the impacts on wildlife and human health to socio-economic and political issues. Marine litter is a prime threat to marine wildlife, habitats and food webs worldwide. The book illustrates how advanced technologies from deep-sea research, microbiology and mathematic modelling as well as classic beach litter counts by volunteers contributed to the broad awareness of marine litter as a problem of global significance. The authors summarise more than five decades of marine litter research, which receives growing attention after the recent discovery of great oceanic garbage patches and the ubiquity of microscopic plastic particles in marine organisms and habitats. In 16 chapters, authors from all over the world have created a universal view on the diverse field of marine litter pollution, the biological impacts, dedicated research activities, and the various national and international legislative efforts to combat this environmental problem. They recommend future research directions necessary for a comprehensive understanding of this environmental issue and the development of efficient management strategies. This book addresses scientists, and it provides a solid knowledge base for policy makers, NGOs, and the broader public.
NOAA Marine Debris Shorline Survey Field Guide
Author: Sarah OpferPublisher:
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Category : Environmental monitoring
Languages : en
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"This shoreline protocol was developed and tested by the NOAA Marine Debris Program. This document is a revised version of the August 2011 field guide, and should be treated as a draft protocol that may be altered in the future. Further testing is currently underway to develop a statistically robust survey design that will recommend the frequency of sampling, number of transects, and sampling unit size at site, location, and regional spatial scales"--Preliminary page.
Marine Debris
Author: Tracking Trash
Author: Loree Griffin BurnsPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618581313
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Describes the work of a man who tracks trash as it travels great distances by way of ocean currents.
Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher:
ISBN: 9780309458856
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is now found in almost every marine habitat, from the ocean surface to deep sea sediments to the ocean's vast mid-water region, as well as the Great Lakes. This report responds to a request in the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act for a scientific synthesis of the role of the United States both in contributing to and responding to global ocean plastic waste. The United States is a major producer of plastics and in 2016, generated more plastic waste by weight and per capita than any other nation. Although the U.S. solid waste management system is advanced, it is not sufficient to deter leakage into the environment. Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste calls for a national strategy by the end of 2022 to reduce the nation's contribution to global ocean plastic waste at every step - from production to its entry into the environment - including by substantially reducing U.S. solid waste generation. This report also recommends a nationally-coordinated and expanded monitoring system to track plastic pollution in order to understand the scales and sources of U.S. plastic waste, set reduction and management priorities, and measure progress.
Report of the Interagency Task Force on Persistent Marine Debris
Author: United States. Interagency Task Force on Persistent Marine DebrisPublisher:
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Category : Marine pollution
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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