Plastic PollutionPlastic is an incredibly useful and versatile material that offers ease and convenience. Unfortunately it is difficult to recycle and takes a very long time to break down naturally. This book describes plastic pollution, especially as it effects the world's oceans, and offers solutions to the problem. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 4 |
Section 3 | 7 |
Section 4 | 13 |
Section 5 | 18 |
Section 6 | 24 |
Section 7 | 26 |
Section 8 | 42 |
Section 9 | 45 |
Section 10 | 46 |
Section 11 | 52 |
Section 12 | 56 |
Section 13 | 60 |
Section 14 | 62 |
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