marine pollution

Provides information, practical suggestions, and examples designed to help teens become involved in efforts to save the world's oceans, lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

Describes the effects of plastic debris in the oceans on marine life.

Tells of the author's fight to raise awareness and solve the problem of plastic marine debris. Eriksen writes of his voyage from Los Angeles to Hawaii aboard his homemade 'junk raft,' and recounts the efforts to fight corporate influence and demand that plastics producers take responsibility. Eriksen also provides concrete, actionable solutions to reduce plastics and microplastics in the oceans.

An overview of marine pollution discussing its sources, history, and the effects on the food chain; common pollutants including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and metal nanoparticles, why they are harmful, why they cause controversy, and how we can prevent them from destroying our aquatic ecosystems; and related topics.

Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The Great Pacific Garbage Patchshines a light on the giant accumulation of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind ocean currents and plastic's chemical composition to explain the threat trash, especially plastic, poses for the world's oceans, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

"Rick and Evie Lane have finally built their dream city on the 8th continent. But the Lanes soon find out that Mastercorp doesn't give up quite so easily. The totally terrifying corporation has a few nasty tricks up its top-secret sleeves, including a weapon with astonishing powers--and eight tentacles"--Back cover.

Ted Danson recounts his transformation into an environmental activist, offering scientific details about the destruction of the ocean caused by humans, and describing the actions he has taken to help solve the problem.

Ten-year-old Star Girl, Adelaide Banks, of the Space Education and Action School, and her friend Miya, Astron Girl, are sent on a mission to the planet Aquare, where the underwater life forms are being poisoned by a purple goo--they must find the source and somehow stop it, even though the substance dissolves their special survival suits.

Examines what is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stretch of the Pacific Ocean that has become home to plastic and garbage from all over the world as streams and currents take trash to its location. Explores what the trash is doing to the ocean ecosystem and how we might stop the Patch from growing.

Offers tips and information to help children get involved in efforts to save the world's oceans, lakes, rivers, and wetlands.