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JOHN DUNKAK 

 the effect of pollution on juvenile oysters." 



Now, with respect to oyster condition, it 

 is interesting to note that Dr. Paulik's report (1966 D) 

 recognizes on Page 1: 



"It is well known that condition factors 

 vary with environmental conditions. A detailed analysis 

 of differences in environoaental conditions between these 

 stations will follow in a later report." 



To our best knowledge, to date this so- 

 called later report has not be submitted. How then, we 

 ask, were the conclusions on condition factor arrived at? 



During the past 11 years we have conducted 

 and sponsored exhaustive studies of Bellingham-Samisb Bays. 

 These continuing studies^ carried out by our own staff, by 

 independent investigators, and by various departments of 

 the University of Washington, were undertaken to determine 

 the effects of our discharges on the receiving waters. 

 Georgia-Pacific Corporation has expended approximately a 

 million dollars on these investigations, which for the most 

 part have not been utilized by the report. 



You may be sure that we have not under- 

 taken this major research effort to delude ourselves. We 

 believe we have determined the water conditions of Belling- 

 ham and Samish Bays and are convinced that our operation 



