CONTENTS 



Foreword iii 



Preface iv 



Figures x 



Tables xi 



The Oceans and the Wastes of Human Societies, Edward D. Goldberg 1 



Pollution in the Chesapeake Bay: A Case History and Assessment, 



L. Eugene Cronin 17 



Pollution in the New York Bight: A Case History, Joel S. O'Connor and 



Douglas A. Segar 47 



Man's Impact on the Coastal Environment: Nutrients in the Marine 



Environment, Bostwick H. Ketchum 68 



Impact of Toxic Organics on the Coastal Environment, John D. 



Costlow 86 



Impact of Oil on the Coastal Environment, Patrick L. Parker and 

 J. Kenneth Winters 96 



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