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relationships, OCS mineral production, and the siting of deep-water 
ports and offshore atomic plants. 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
The major mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
is to prevent, control, and abate pollution of our environment. EPA’s: 
marine science and engineering programs reflect the authorizing 
legislation within categories of environmental studies, engineering 
development, and regulatory activities. 
In the category of environmental studies are programs that study = 
1. The effects of pollutants on marine fish and wildlife, 2. fate of. 
pollutants im the marine environment, 3. biological and chemical 
processes in the Great Lakes. HPA conducts comprehensive estuarine 
regional planning studies, and technical studies of pollution conditions 
in support of State agencies, and supports also a related data storage: 
and retrieval system. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
The Department of State, with the assistance of departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government possessing responsibilities relating 
to the oceans, formulates and implements U.S. policy in international 
ocean. affairs. The Department conducts negotiations with foreign 
governments on international ocean affairs problems, both bilaterally 
and multilaterally, and within the forums of inte ‘national or ganiza- 
tions. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARS 
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ocean-related 
programs are concerned with supporting basic medical research using 
marine organisms, providing advice and assistance on marine health 
science affairs, and reguating the safety and wholesomeness of marine 
foods. The authorities for administering these activities are primarily 
the Public Health Service Act and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) marine sciences research: 
program is directed toward determining those environmental factors 
which influence the movement of radioelements through the marine: 
environment, the possible means and rates of return of radioactivity 
to man through marie food webs, and basic ecological processes. 
Within this broad proetanamate studies on biological, physical, and 
chemical oceanography, and studies related to operational activities 
such as the impact of waste heat from nuclear power stations on local 
ecosystems at such sites. 
The AEC supports multidisciplinary studies of nuclear powerplant 
siting, including the environmental effects of such siting and sub- 
sequent powerplant operation. The research encompasses investiga— 
tion of trace element cycling, modeling of water circulation, biologic al 
production, and the effects “of waste heat on ecosystems. 
