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 Agriculture and Food Supplies 



I. Introduction 49 



II. Radiation in agricultural research 49 



III. Tracer studies 49 



IV. Evaluation of research 50 



V. Radiation and plant mutations 50 



VI. Radioisotopes for physiological research 50 



VII. Control of insect pests 51 



VIII. Food processing 51 



IX. Fallout on soil and vegetation 51 



Disposal and Dispersal of Radioactive Wastes 



I. Introduction 



II. Present status of radioactive waste disposal . 



III. Problem areas now under investigation 



IV. The cost of radioactive waste management 



V. Magnitude of future waste management problem 



VI. Federal-state relationships 



VII. International aspects 



VIII. Effects of waste management operations on man's 

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Oceanography and Fisheries 



I. Introduction 69 



II. Conclusions and recommendations 72 



III. Summary of recent developments 74 



1. Recommendations concerning the disposal of 



packaged low-level wastes along the Atlantic, 



Gulf, and Pacific coasts 74 



2. Recommendations concerning the disposal of 



wastes from nuclear-powered vessels 75 



3. Suggested methods of calculation of the 



permissible concentrations of radioactive 



isotopes in sea water 76 



4. Research recommendations 82 



5. Radioactive materials introduced into the 



Irish Sea and the Columbia River 84 



6. Recent developments in our knowledge of the 



deep sea and in field measurement techniques . .86 



IV. References 88 



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