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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONFEREES 



legitimate water uses. 



"2. That the Pearl Benson Index is not 

 a proper and scientifically valid test at levels of 

 minimum detectability of sulfite waste liquor. 



'*3. That results of tests using arti- 

 fically spawned oyster larvae cannot be applied in the 

 natural environment because conditions are different. 

 Also, that oyster larvae do not exist in the areas in 

 question. 



"4. That toxicity of sulfite waste 

 liquor decreases with age. 



"5. That data do not support the con- 

 clusion that the English sole are harmed by sulfite 

 waste liquor. 



"6, That no evidence was given that 

 troubles beset naturally migrating fingerling salmon 

 in inter-harbor areas. 



"7. And that no improvement in water 

 quality would be observed (as present levels of sulfite 

 waste liquors are not harmful to other uses) if recovery 

 facilities were installed. 



"In order to arrive at our own conclusions 

 in this matter, we carefully considered each of these 

 points. 



