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1 EDWARD J. GRUBLE 



2 mill in the far background. 



3 This is the conclusion of the flim. 



4 I don't think it takes a scientist or a 



5 biologist to recognize pollution when we see it in this 

 g state. 



7 I would like to take this opportunity to 



g first express the sincere appreciation of the entire 



9 shellfish industry, and particularly that of the hard- 



IQ pressed North Puget Sound segment, for the diligent and 



11 comprehensive investigation conducted by the technical 



staffs of the joint Federal-State study into the pollutional 

 effects of pulp and paper mill wastes in the Puget Sound. 

 That the effort was thorough is attested to by the report 

 reviewed here today, more than 450 pages of data, sub- 

 stantiated by scientific findings now in the files of the 

 Northwest Regional Office of the Federal Water Pollution 

 Control Administration. 



19 The report adequately speaks for itself and 



20 stands as a classic example of unbiased scientific re- 



21 search of a complex problem, cteither simple of analysis 



22 nor easy of resolution. Certainly all who have closely 



23 followed the four years of hard work completed by the 



24 dedicated scientists, technicians and others must admit 

 that the job was well done. That this work was accomplished 



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