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The Office of Research and Development of the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Administration sunnlied to the Studv a state- 

 ment of research needs. This statement was hroad in scone vet 

 detailed v/here needed. This information also has been incorporated 

 into this chaoter. 



Many of the Federal Government agency nrofiles nresented else- 

 where in this Studv had a comoonent concernino research activi- 

 ties and study needs. This information has been incornorated 

 into this chanter. 



Each State orofile has a comparable research activities and needs 

 component. 



The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of 

 Enqineerinn has nreoared, throiioh their respective Committee on 

 Oceanoaraohy and Committee on Ocean Ennineerino, a statement on 

 the research needed for coastal waste mananement. Because of the 

 importance of these orouns and the excellence of their suqqestions, 

 this contribution has been included as its own Section viithin 

 this chapter. This Section represents the thinl^inc of a consor- 

 tium of established and recoqnized authorities and tends to sunnlv 

 a cohesive and interpretive overview of the research and study 

 needed in the estuarine zones. To a lesser extent, they also 

 supply a scheme of priorities that will serve all ^^enef^cia^ uses 



