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MAX KATZ 

 program and stated that they would have the complete pic- 

 ture in about three years. Sitting next to me was one of 

 the most respected professors on the campus. He bent over 

 and said, "They must have a terrific organization. Max. 

 With a problem as complicated as the pulping pollution 

 problem, it would take most people about three years to 

 get to the place where they could decide on the problems 

 that needed investigation." 



As I read over the sections of the report 

 that I mentioned, I found that the professor was right. 

 Some interesting work was done, enough of a background was 

 laid so that now some careful studies can be made to get 

 some idea of the effects of the pulping wastes on fish in 

 these harbors. 



Two conclusions were made in this report. 

 One, the study confirmed that the young salmon passed through 

 these harbors on the way to the ocean. This, of course, 

 might be regarded as obvious, but confirmation was neces- 

 sary. Two, young salmon confined to live boxes which are 

 subjected to high concentrations of pulping wastes would 

 be killed. 



From these two observations the researchers 

 decided, stated and publicized that pulping wastes 

 seriously affected the salmon and trout populations in 



