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POLLUTION PROBLEMS- EPA’s MARINE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ADDRESS PROBLEMS 
OF OCEAN DUMPING, OCEAN OUTFALLS, DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL, DRILLING 
MUDS DISPOSAL, OIL SPILL CONTAINMENT, MARINE WATER QUALITY AND 
BIOMONITORING- THIS WORK IS DONE BOTH IN-HOUSE AT EPA LABORATORIES 
AND THROUGH CONTRACTS- 
EPA HAS ALSO ENTERED INTO COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AGREEMENTS 
ON OCEAN DUMPING AND MARINE RESEARCH WITH NOAA aAnp THE U-S- Army Corps 
OF ENGINEERS- IN RECOGNITION OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERTISE, 
THE THREE AGENCIES ARE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN OPTIMAL USE OF RESOURCES - 
ONE PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED BIOASSAY PROCEDURES FOR 
BENTHIC ORGANISMS- THIS PROJECT IS PART OF AN OVERALL PROGRAM TO 
IMPROVE MONITORING OF THE IMPACTS OF OCEAN DISPOSAL: 
THIS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM ALSO FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
METHODS AND PROTOCOLS FOR MARINE HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF WASTE DISPOSAL- 
FIELD STUDIES WILL ANALYZE ACTIVE WASTE AND DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL 
sites IN New York BreHT AND Lone ISLAND SouND- THESE STUDIES WILL 
IMPROVE OUR SKILLS TO ASSESS MARINE POLLUTION, FROM THE INITIAL 
CHARACTERIZATION OF WASTES TO PREDICTIVE TESTING AND MODELING 
PROCEDURES, AND SHORT AND LONG-TERM MONITORING APPROACHES, ESPECIALLY 
IN THE DEEP OCEAN- A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF OUR RESEARCH 
ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FUNDING LEVELS AND A DESCRIPTION OF INTERAGENCY 
AND INTRAGENCY COORDINATION ACTIVITIES, IS INCLUDED IN THE PORTION OF 
THIS TESTIMONY THAT RESPONDS TO THE COMMITTEE'S FORMAL QUESTIONS- 
