The beachcomber's guide to marine debris. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Stachowitsch.
• Authors: Stachowitsch, Michael
• Contents: ForewordPrefaceIntroduction Guide format The marine debris problem The beach environment What can you and I do?Glass bottles glass pieces light bulbs / fluorescent light tubes Metal cans bottle caps/pull tabs canisters drums household items / appliances vehicles and tiresPlastic pellets beverage containers bottles cups, straws caps, lids tetrapacks 6-pack holders canisters toys balloons bags and packaging shotgun shellsFoamed plastic (styrofoam) cups / plates / food containers beanbags buoys packing material Personal hygiene bathroom items tampons / tampon applicators diapers condomsMedical wastes syringes medications hospital wastesFurniture & furnishings beach furniture toilets & Co. appliances & home electronicsApparel footwear flip-flops / shoes clothing gloves hatsWater sports snorkelling equipment flotation devices surfboardsFishing gear hook, line and sinker glow sticks nets buoys fishing cratesWood Pallets crates boats lumber/planks householdPaper cups packaging newspapers / magazines fireworksOrganic debris fruits & vegetables snacks dung cadaversOil and Tar crude oil tar balls oil spillsSmoking cigarette butts cigarette packages cigars lightersAcknowledgements ReferencesFurther ReadingContacts Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 358 pages), illustration (some color)
• Subjects: 363.738; Popular works; Marine debris -- Popular works; Marine debris -- Cleanup -- Popular works; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Marine Biology; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Conservation of the environment; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Limnology (freshwater); Water supply & treatment; Life sciences; Conservation biology; Nature Conservation; Aquatic biology; Marine Sciences; Environmental pollution; Nature -- General; Popular science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319907284
• Related ISBNs: 331990728X; 9783319907277
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 22, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.