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SECTION 12. STUDY ON COASTAL WASTES MANAGEMENT 

 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES-NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING 



INTRODUCTION 



In response to a request from the Federal Water Pollution Control 

 Administration, the National Acadeiny of Sciences and the National 

 Academy of Engineering jointly agreed to provide advice to the 

 Administration on the management of wastes in the coastal marine 

 environment. A study was carried out by a group of experts assembled 

 by the Committee on Oceanography of the National Academy of Sciences 

 (NASCO) and the Committee on Ocean Engineering of the National 

 AcadeiT\y of Engineering (NAECOE). This group of experts, after a 

 series of planning sessions, met from July 7 through 12, 1969, 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 respond to the above questions? 



Approximately sixty scientists and engineers deliberated on these 

 problems at this session. The results of their deliberations will 

 be in the NAS-NAE report "Wastes Management Concepts for the Coastal 

 Zone - Requirements for Research and Investigation" (in press). 



