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concert, has been the conduct, at the request and under the sponsor- 

 ship of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, of a 

 meeting: "Coastal Waste Management," held in June 1969. This 

 session is described elsewhere in this report; the final resultant 

 document will be published by the academies early in 1970. The 

 purpose of this meeting was to examine the following questions: 



(1) What is known about the impact of wastes on the 

 oceans? 



(2) What is known about the magnitude of the impact 

 the marine environment can tolerate? 



(3) What is our present capability to predict future 

 impact of wastes on the coastal ocean environment? 



(4) What investigations should be undertaken in order 

 to improve our ability to handle the above questions? 



The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of 

 Engineering have a history of significant contributions to knowledge 

 necessary to develop a sound system of management for the estuaries 

 and will continue to offer valuable guidance in the future by bring- 

 ing together in appropriate groups the most competent scientists and 

 engineers in the country to deal broadly with scientific and engineer- 

 ing problems in estuaries and to exchange information in the further- 

 ance of research. 



