01351    a2200181   4500001000700000020001800007020001400025041000800039082000800047100002500055520082100080856002400901040002500925245008900950260004601039300002101085500006301106118387  a9780547328607  qpaperback  aeng  a551  aBurns, Loree Griffin  aAided by an army of beachcombers, oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer tracks trash in the name of science. From sneakers to hockey gloves, Curt monitors the watery fate of human-made cargo that has spilled into the ocean. The information he collects is much more than casual news; it is important scientific data. And with careful analysis, Curt, along with a community of scientists, friends, and beachcombers alike, is using his data to understand and protect our ocean.
In engaging text and unforgettable images, readers meet the woman who started it all (Curt’s mother!), the computer program that makes sense of his data (nicknamed OSCURS), and several scientists, both on land and on the sea, who are using Curt’s discoveries to preserve delicate marine habitats and protect the creatures who live in them.  u000030/0000302e.jpg  aBR-BrIDEAcBR-BrIDEA10aTracking trashbflotsam, jetsam and the science of ocean motioncLoree Griffin Burns  aNew YorkbHoughton Mifflin Harcourtc2007  a56 p.bcol. ill.  aIB program. Uso restrito aos professores.aIncludes index.