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082			_a551
100			_aBurns, Loree Griffin
520			_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.
697			_aOceanography
697			_aConservation & Environment
697			_aHuman impact on the environment
697			_aOcean currents
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040			_aBR-BrIDEA _cBR-BrIDEA
090			_aIB Year 3 551 _bBUR
245	1	0	_aTracking trash _bflotsam, jetsam and the science of ocean motion _cLoree Griffin Burns
260			_aNew York _bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt _c2007
300			_a56 p. _bcol. ill.
500			_aIB program. Uso restrito aos professores. _aIncludes index.
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999			_c118387 _d118387