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Pégo, Ana (Marine biologist).
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Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Marine pollution -- Juvenile literature.
Plastics -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Pégo, Ana (Marine biologist).
Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Marine pollution -- Juvenile literature.
Plastics -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Plasticus maritimus : an invasive species / Ana Pégo, Bernardo P. Carvalho, Isabel Minh©đs Martins ; translated by Jane Springer.
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Pégo, Ana (Marine biologist).
David Suzuki Institute / Greystone Books Ltd., c2020.
Call #:
363
.738
P531pm
Subjects
Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Marine pollution -- Juvenile literature.
Plastics -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781771646437 (hbk.)
1771646438 (hbk.)
9781771646451 (pbk.)
1771646454 (pbk.)
Description:
169 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in Portuguese in 2018 as "Plasticus maritimus, uma espécie invasora".
Translated from the Portuguese.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-168).
Contents:
Introduction -- The importance of oceans -- The species plasticus maritimus -- Do you want to know more about plastic? -- Common ocean plastic -- Exotic ocean plastic -- How to go into the field -- What we can do -- Recycling: why can't we just relax?
Summary:
When she was young, biologist Ana Pégo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species was becoming more and more common in the sand. She decided to collect the species and give it a name: Plasticus maritimus. She dedicated her life to studying plastic in the oceans and raising awareness of the danger it poses to the health of the planet. Inspired by Ana's experiences, and backed by extensive research, this book explains how plastics are ever more present in our oceans, lakes and streams--more than 9 million tons a year! She explains how plastic is made, offers a field guide to help young people identify the Plasticus maritimus species, and takes a critical look at our current "solutions" to plastic contamination. A call for deep changes in our habits, this book encourages young people (and adults) to become part of the solution. Invasive, deeply destructive, and almost indestructible, Plasticus maritimus is a species that should go extinct!
Other authors:
Martins, Isabel Minhós.
Carvalho, Bernardo P., 1973-
Springer, Jane.
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