Sorting Out Sediment Grain Size and Plastic Pollution

This activity familiarizes students with beach erosion, beach health, and the pervasive nature of plastic pollution. Students use measurements of sediment grain size and the buoyancy and density of materials found in beach sand to describe sediment size fraction, determine sand suitability for beach...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heather Spalding, Kanesa M. Duncan, Zoe Norcross-Nu'u
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2009-12-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/22_4/22-4_spalding.pdf