Balloons On The Beach: Where Are Balloons Coming From, And How Can We Prevent Their Escape Into The Environment?

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Balloons On The Beach: Where Are Balloons Coming From, And How Can We Prevent Their Escape Into The Environment?

2022
By Goodwin, Cait

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Personal Author:

Goodwin, Cait
NOAA Program & Office:

Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Sea Grant Program:

ORESU (Oregon Sea Grant)
Description:

Latex and foil balloons are commonly found during beach clean- ups conducted in the Pacific Northwest. In this lesson, students will determine where this type of marine debris may be coming from, and the processes that contribute to the material becoming marine debris. Students will propose solutions to interrupt the escape of balloons into the environment.
Format:

PDF
Sea Grant Document Number:

ORESU-E-22-013
Document Type:

Instructional Material
Funding:

Grant no. NA22OAR4170102
Place as Subject:

Pacific Coast (U.S.)
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Rights Information:

CC0 Public Domain
Compliance:

Submitted
Download URL:

https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/60593/noaa_60593_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 689.30 KB]
Collection(s):

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Sea Grant Publications
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:ce7eabcbe3c133a893ecf8d297d92ebefc99ee8e6b04c6367459f6abb5233eac

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