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Here again is an example of programs directed towards land use and 

 the preservation of that land contributing also to the preservation 

 of the estuarine zone. In that they do so, the planning of such 

 activities should be related to any comprehensive estuarine manage- 

 ment plan. 



Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 



The relationship of this Department to estuarine zones and management 

 includes its concern about the fitness or suitability of these areas 

 for human use and the resulting impact on human health and well-being. 

 The Public Health Service of the Department has jurisdiction over 

 its estuarine-related activities through the Consumer Protection and 

 Environmental Health Service, namely the Pesticides and Shellfish 

 Sanitation Programs of the Food and Drug Administration and the 

 Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Water Hygiene and Radiological 

 Health of the Environmental Control Administration. 



Food and Drug Administration activities include the evaluation of 

 food additives and pesticides in seafoods, conducting studies on 

 flora and fauna of certain estuaries, the development of fish pro- 

 tein concentrate, ecological studies of Clostridia (botulism), 

 toxicity, and carcinogenicity of smoked fish, salmonella in fishery 

 products, virus in marine foods, and toxicological screening. The 

 Food and Drug Administration is also responsible for administering 

 the National Shellfish Sanitation Program, which is primarily 



