TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith-Llera, Danielle,
AU  - Wert,Michael
TI  - Trash vortex: how plastic pollution is choking the world's oceans 
SN  - 9780756557454
AV  - GC1090 .B87 2018
U1  - 363.738 23
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - North Mankato, Minnesota
PB  -  Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint, 
KW  - Plastic marine debris
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Marine pollution
KW  - Plastic scrap
KW  - Waste disposal in the ocean
KW  - Water
KW  - Pollution
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; A surprise at sea -- Shaping a modern life -- Risky ocean journeys -- New cycles -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index; Age 10-14
N2  - Millions of tons of plastic slip into oceans every year. Some floats and travels slowly with the currents, endangering the health of marine animals. The rest is hardly visible but is far more dangerous. Tiny bits of plastic sprinkle the ocean's surface or mix into the sandy seafloor and beaches. It ends up inside birds, fish, and other animals, harming them-and ultimately humans. Experts struggle with fear and hope as they work to stop the flood of plastic threatening living organisms across the globe
ER  -