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OTHER Factors INFLUENCING REEVALUATION ON OcEAN DumpinG PoLicies 
‘SOME OTHER FACTORS BEYOND OUR INCREASED SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ARE 
INFLUENCING OUR EVALUATION OF OCEAN DUMPING POLICIES- WHILE RECYCLE/ 
REUSE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGED, AND STILL REMAINS THE BEST LONG-TERM 
APPROACH, IN MANY INSTANCES IT HAS PROVEN TOO EXPENSIVE OR TOO 
UNCERTAIN TO IMPLEMENT ON A LARGE SCALE- 
IN ADDITION, THE ALTERNATIVES TO OCEAN DISPOSAL IN SOME INSTANCES 
MAY BE LESS ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND- IN PARTICULAR, THERE HAS BEEN 
INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND CONCERN OVER THE POTENTIALLY ADVERSE 
EFFECTS OF LAND-BASED DISPOSAL OF: WASTES- PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO 
PARTICULAR LAND DISPOSAL PROPOSALS FOCUSES ON THE PERCEIVED THREAT TO 
HUMAN HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATERS, THE 
POLLUTED AIR FROM INCINERATION AND SUCH DIRECT RESULTS OF PROBLEMS 
RESULTING FROM ABANDONED LAND DISPOSAL SITES SUCH AS Love CANAL IN New 
YorK- IN RECENT YEARS, CONGRESS HAS RESPONDED WITH THE RESOURCE 
CONSERVATION AND Recovery Act (RCRA) AND THE “SUPERFUND” BILL DESIGNED 
TO PROTECT THE LAND ENVIRONMENT, AND IN THE CASE OF SUPERFUND, TO CLEAN 
UP THE RESULTS OF PAST MISTAKES- IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE LAWS HAS THE 
EFFECT OF TIGHTENING REQUIREMENTS ON LAND DISPOSAL AND INCREASING THE 
DEMAND FOR AIR OR WATER DISPOSAL- 
