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Plastic Ocean
Plastic Ocean: How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oce ans | Capt. Charles Moore
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A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his shocking discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean, and inspires a fundamental rethinking of the Plastic Age and a growing global health crisis. In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu with the sole intention of returning home after competing in a trans-Pacific race. To get to California, he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast "oceanic desert" where winds are slack and sailing ships languish. There, Moore realized his catamaran was surrounded by a "plastic soup." He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet-a spiral nebula where plastic outweighed zooplankton, the ocean's food base, by a factor of six to one. In Plastic Ocean, Moore recounts his ominous findings and unveils the secret life and hidden properties of plastics. From milk jugs to polymer molecules small enough to penetrate human skin or be unknowingly inhaled, plastic is now suspected of contributing to a host of ailments including infertility, autism, thyroid dysfunction, and some cancers. A call to action as urgent as Rachel Carson's seminal Silent Spring, Moore's sobering revelations will be embraced by activists, concerned parents, and seafaring enthusiasts concerned about the deadly impact and implications of this man made blight.
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The breadth of products made from petroleum is mind boggling. This was an interesting read, and the Mauritius oil spill was in the back of my mind as I finished this up. Enlightening, educational, and at times scary. Lots of scientific information packed into this one, but presented in a manner that was easy to read and very understandable.

wanderinglynn It‘s surprising how much petroleum is in food. 🤢 4y
SW-T @wanderinglynn Yes, and not a good surprise either. 😳 4y
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Interesting book about the accumulation of plastic in every corner of the earth. The author came upon the large garbage island located in a wind dead zone somewhere northeast of Hawaii. The book tells of his research and findings related to plastic pollution. The book told those things without being condescending while also sharing the importance of change.

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