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1 online resource (124 pages) : color illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"First published in 2018 by Uitgeverij Lias in the Dutch language"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- About Island Press -- Subscribe -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- On the Map -- 1. Plastic Fantastic -- Disposable Plastic -- Benefits for the Environment and Food -- Better than Other Materials -- Miracle Material for Mass Production -- Dominance of 'Single Use' -- Designed to be Waste -- 2. Floating Plastic -- Bottles with a Message -- Plastic Beach -- Releasing Balloons -- Rubber Ducks -- Ghost Nets -- Lighters on Midway -- 3. From Soup to Broth -- Accumulation and Concentration -- The Mystery of the Disappearing Plastic -- Ongoing Fragmentation |
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Mermaids' Tears -- Microplastics in Cosmetics -- Microfibers from Washing Machines -- 4. RIP: Rest in Plastic -- On the Menu -- Entanglement -- Unbalanced Ecosystems -- BPA, Softerners, and Fire Retardants -- Toxins in the Food Chain -- Threats of Nanoplastics -- 5. A Planet Full of Plastic -- Plastiglomerate -- Plastisphere -- Precipitation -- Sludge, Soil, and Compost -- Health Risks for Humans -- Paradise Lost -- Off the Map -- 6. Art -- Objets D'A rt -- Poignant Photographs -- Plastic Soupermarket -- Creative Reuse -- Performing Arts -- Exhibitions -- 7. Between Belief and Hope |
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Cleaning Up the Oceans -- Recycling -- Bioplastics -- Plastic to Fuel -- Products Made of Ocean Plastic -- Adding Value -- 8. Inspirational Initiatives -- Lasered Foods -- Beat the Microbead -- Fishing for Litter -- Plastic-free July -- Plastic-free Supermarkets -- Ocean Clean Wash -- 9. No Time to Lose -- Low-hanging Fruit -- Educating -- Plastic Footprint -- Lightweight Plastic Bags -- Ships' Waste in the Ports -- Deposits -- 10. Turning the Tide -- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle -- Key Principles -- Authorities' Move -- Global Sustainability Targets -- Responsible Producing -- International Treaty |
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Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- About the Author -- IP Board of Directors |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects.
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Plastic marine debris -- Environmental aspects. |
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Plastic marine debris. |
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Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects.
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Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects. |
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Plastic scrap. |
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Waste disposal in the ocean.
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Waste disposal in the ocean. |
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Marine pollution.
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Marine pollution. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tessera Translations, translator.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roscam Abbing, Michiel. Plastic soup. Washington [District of Columbia] : Island Press, 2019 1642830089 (DLC) 2018963536 (OCoLC)1059253268 |
| ISBN |
9781642830095 (electronic book) |
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1642830097 (electronic book) |
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1642830089 |
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9781642830088 |
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