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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: Beachcomber's Guide to Marine Debris
  name:
    name part: Stachowitsch, Michael.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
    role:
      role term: aut
    role:
      role term: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2019
    edition: 1st ed. 2019.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XV, 358 p. 609 illus., 605 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal guide to the items that litter the world's beaches. Forget sea shells and other fauna and flora. Here, you will find what a beachcomber is actually most likely to encounter these days: glass, plastic, wood, metal, paper, oil, and other sources of marine pollution! Complete with nearly 700 photographs, this guide shows the full range of marine debris items, each presented with insight and a pinch of humor. In addition, the author provides full details about these items. You will learn everything worth knowing about them. This includes not just their sources and decomposition stages. Discover the threat each item poses to these beautiful environments as well as prevention strategies, clean-up recommendations, alternative products, and recycling and upcycling ideas. Beyond the aesthetic issue, marine debris poses a threat to wildlife, human health, and economic welfare. This book arms you with the knowledge you need to combat these disgraceful and often hazardous eyesores. Become a beach detective! Travel the world's most beloved tourist destinations with this ultimate beach read and help restore these fascinating environments to their natural beauty.
  table of contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Glass -- Metal -- Plastic -- Foamed plastic (styrofoam) -- Personal hygiene -- Medical wastes -- Furniture & furnishings -- Apparel -- Water sports -- Fishing gear -- Wood -- Paper -- Organic debris -- Oil and Tar -- Smoking -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further Reading -- Contacts -- Index.
  note: by Michael Stachowitsch.
  subject:
    topic: Nature
  subject:
    topic: Environment
  subject:
    topic: Conservation biology
  subject:
    topic: Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Nature conservation
  subject:
    topic: Aquatic ecology
  subject:
    topic: Marine sciences
  subject:
    topic: Freshwater
  subject:
    topic: Water pollution
  subject:
    topic: Popular Science in Nature and Environment
  subject:
    topic: Conservation Biology/Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Nature Conservation
  subject:
    topic: Freshwater & Marine Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Marine & Freshwater Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
  classification: GE1-350
  classification: 500
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9783319907284
  identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90728-4
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    record creation date: 181012
    record change date: 20191027041755.0
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