Friday, 10 May 2013

Why do I care and why should You bother?

 Here is an introduction video to my blog. I have yet to figure out the technical stuff and learn not to stutter. But its a start! Link: Introduction
 















 
Sources of Information:

Moore, C. (2003). Across the Pacific Ocean, plastics, plastics, everywhere. Natural History Magazine, New York, US, http://www. naturalhistorymag. com/1103/1103_feature. html.

Moore, C. J. (2008). Synthetic polymers in the marine environment: a rapidly increasing, long-term threat. Environmental Research, 108(2), 131-139.

Kuhn, S., & van Franeker, J. A. (2012). Plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar (< i> Fulmarus glacialis</i>) in Iceland. Marine Pollution Bulletin

Frias, J. P. G. L., Sobral, P., & Ferreira, A. M. (2010). Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast. Marine pollution bulletin, 60(11), 1988-1992.

Moore, C. J., Moore, S. L., Leecaster, M. K., & Weisberg, S. B. (2001). A comparison of plastic   and  plankton in the North Pacific central gyre. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 42(12), 1297-1300. 

Sylvia Earle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43DuLcBFxoY

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