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Ad lit.org: Guide: Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean Motion

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Part of Houghton Mifflin's excellent Scientists in the Field series Tracking Trash introduces Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a "trash tracker", who studies where trash goes when it is "spilled" in the ocean, to determine the direction of ocean currents.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)