Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field)

Burns, Loree Griffin

ISBN 10: 0618581316 / ISBN 13: 9780618581313

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (edition 0), 2007

About this Item

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0618581316-11-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion (Scientists in the Field)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (edition 0)
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618581316
• ISBN 13: 9780618581313
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 0.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

Describes the work of scientist Curtis Ebbesmeyer, whose multi-year project of tracking plastic items accidentally spilled by ocean cargo ships has heightened awareness of the dangers that these items present to ocean life and has inspired similar projects for other types of debris.

About the Author

Loree Griffin Burns, Ph.D., did her doctoral work far from the Pacific Ocean, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. While writing this book, however, she made several trips to the Pacific coast. Ms. Burns lives in Massachusetts with her husband and children.