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involved either directly or indirectly in the food chain 

 of man, without sacrificing adequate attention to the 

 complete environment. 



(4) The input of DDT into the marine environment by the 

 United States should be eliminated. In order to avoid a 

 repetition of the DDT type of problem, we further recommend 

 that any material that combines the properties of mobility, 

 chemical stability, low solubility in water and high 

 solubility in lipids be kept out of the marine environment 

 unless it has been proven not to have the broad biological 

 activity that is characteristic of DDT. 



(5) The U.S. Government should provide encouragement and 

 funding for increased graduate education in the combined 

 fields of oceanography, ecology, and engineering in order 

 to provide the manpower and competence necessary for 

 ensuring rational use of the nearshore ocean and estuaries. 

 In order to make this effective, certain other fields, 

 especially taxonomy and marine chemistry, must also be 

 encouraged and funded. 



(6) The U.S. Government should take the initiative, in 

 cooperation with the States, in development on a broad 

 regional basis of a long-range plan for the uses of the 

 coastal waters and estuaries that would be affected by 

 wastes. The plan should project uses for at least 10 years 

 from the current year and be subject to periodic review 



