Flotsametrics and the floating world : how one man's obsession with runaway sneakers and rubber ducks revolutionized ocean science / Curtis Ebbesmeyer and Eric Scigliano

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Object Details

Author
Ebbesmeyer, Curtis C
Scigliano, Eric 1953-
Summary
Pioneering oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine currents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment by calling attention to the threats that global warming and disintegrating plastic waste pose to the seas...and to us.
2009
C2009
Type
Books
Physical description
xvi, 286 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic
Ocean currents
Marine debris
Record ID
siris_sil_921442
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0