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Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, And Just Might Save Us
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
No Organisms Are More Important To Life As We Know It Than Algae. In Slime, Ruth Kassinger Gives This Underappreciated Group Its Due. Elizabeth Kolbertsay Algae And Most People Think Of Pond Scum. What They Dont Know Is That Without Algae, None Of Us Would Exist.There Are As Many Algae On Earth As Stars In The Universe, And They Have Been Essential To Life On Our Planet For Eons. Algae Created The Earth We Know Today, With Its Oxygenrich Atmosphere, Abundant Oceans, And Coral Reefs. Crude Oil Is Made Of Dead Algae, And Algae Are The Ancestors Of All Plants. Today, Seaweed Production Is A Multibillion Dollar Industry, With Algae Hard At Work To Make Your Sushi, Chocolate Milk, Beer, Paint, Toothpaste, Shampoo And So Much More.In Slime Well Meet The Algae Innovators Working Toward A Sustainable Future: From Seaweed Farmers In South Korea, To Scientists Using It To Clean The Dead Zones In Our Waterways, To The Entrepreneurs Fighting To Bring Algae Fuel And Plastics To Market.With A Multitude Of Lively, Surprising Science And History, Ruth Kassinger Takes Readers On An Aroundtheworld, Behindthescenes, And Intothekitchen Tour. Whether You Thought Algae Was Just The Gunk In Your Fish Tank Or You Eat Seaweed With Your Oatmeal, Slime Will Delight And Amaze With Its Stories Of The Good, The Bad, And The Upandcoming.
By changing our most important processes and
products, we have already made a big leap forward. This ranges from the
increased use of more sustainable fibers to the use of more
environmentally friendly printing processes to the development of
efficient waste management in our value chain.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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We provide a 2-year limited warranty, from the date of purchase for all our products.
If you believe you have received a defective product, or are experiencing any problems with your product, please contact us.
This warranty strictly does not cover damages that arose from negligence, misuse, wear and tear, or not in accordance with product instructions (dropping the product, etc.).
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