Burns, Loree Griffin.

Tracking trash : flotsam, jetsam, and the science of ocean motion / Loree Griffin Burns. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007. - 56 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm. - Scientists in the field. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 56) and index.

A spill of opportunity -- Longitude and latitude -- The science of ocean motion -- Waves, tides, currents, and gyres -- Another day, another spill -- Current events -- The garbage patch -- What you can do -- Monster debris.

Describes the work of a man who tracks trash as it travels great distances by way of ocean currents.

ISBN: 9780618581313 (hardcover) 0618581316 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2006011534

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ocean currents.
Marine debris.
Pollution.

Dewey Class. No.: 551.46/2