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Introduces the problems of global waste disposal, describing the hazards of toxins associated with landfills, plastics floating in the oceans, and debris orbiting the planet, with some of the solutions proposed by scientists. --Publisher
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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...
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An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.
5) Plastic soup
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"The animal friends are spending the day at the beach. Frog jumps in the water and comes up with a torn plastic bag on his head. Fox thinks Frog looks like a sea monster! But the plastic bag isn't the only thing that floats in the water. Why is there so much plastic in the sea? An simple story to introduce children to water pollution and little changes that can make a big difference."--Page 4 of cover.
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Seaside Sanctuary Marine Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina has a wild pen which is supposed to be healthier for the marine animals brought there, but the three new dolphins are getting sick and no one can explain why; Elsa Roth, whose parents work at the sanctuary, is convinced that a local chemical plant is to blame, but since the water tests do not show contamination she is having trouble getting the adults to believe her--and if she is going to...
7) Plastic ocean: how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans
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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...
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Join four children in a little boat as they discover the magnitude of The Mess That We Made. With rhythmic language and captivating art, this cumulative tale portrays the terrible impact of trash on the ocean and marine life, inspiring us to make changes to save our seas. Includes a back section with facts about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ocean pollution, and Calls to Action for kids and grown-ups to share.
10) Straws
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Each day, Americans use over 500,000,000 plastic straws. They aren't recycled, and Ocean Conservancy's 2014 list ranked them as the number five most found item - adding to the estimated 8.5 metric tons of plastic debris entering oceans annually. The film illustrates how individuals, groups and business owners around the globe are reducing plastic straw use through education, outreach, policy development and utilization of non-plastic alternatives....
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What are the issues? What can you do? Can we clean up and save our oceans for the wonderful animals that call them home? This book is bursting with information and ideas that answer all three questions. An inspirational call to action for all young conservationists, The Problem With Plastic combines nature, science, beautiful photography, and a fact-packed handbook. Kids worldwide care about this issue, and this book gives them the information they...
12) Hogar
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Una tortuga invita a conocer su hogar en las profundidades del mar y el impacto que está teniendo el plástico en nuestros océanos. La única manera de acabar con la contaminación por plásticos es que todos nos impliquemos. Necesitamos cambiar las cosas. HOGAR es una sobrecogedora historia sobre el impacto que tiene en las tortugas los centenares de residuos y deshechos de plástico que acabamos lanzando al mar. Victoria Furze nos muestra, a través...
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Organic waste that ends up in the sea quickly dissolves. Plastic survives much longer and never disappears completely. A plastic bag may take 10-20 years to dissolve, foam plastic make take 50 years, a disposable diaper and a plastic bottle may take 450 years and a fishing line 600 years. In the Pacific, a huge garbage dump has been located. The Earth's revolution and ocean currents push the waste together into the Pacific Ocean. It is a toxic soup...
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Cuando Biel se submerged en el mar, descubre que algo no va bien: el agua está muy sucia y llena de plásticos y residuos... No puede ser: tiene que salvar el mar cueste lo que cueste. Cuidar el planeta es importante.
When Biel is submerged in the sea, he discovers that something is wrong: the water is very dirty and full of plastics and waste... It cannot be: he has to save the sea at all costs. Caring for the planet is important.