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11. Present and projected demands upon our natural resources 
call for substantial emphasis on ways of reusing, recycling, and 
reclaiming materials which are now considered waste. Legislation 
to encourage this is needed, 
12. Without proper consideration of legal, economic, and other 
institutional constraints, pollution and deterioration of coastal 
waters and even the high seas can be expected to increase. 
13. Aside from physical and aesthetic aspects of pollution, 
most other major deleterious effects are toxicological. These 
present an array of complex environmental problems affecting man and 
marine organisms and operating essentially at the cellular level. 
14. Opportunities for interagency cooperative programs are not 
being exploited adequately. Substantial data and expertise exist- 
ing in any given agency are, for a variety of reasons, not always 
used by another agency. 
15. Research by Federal agencies on problems of ocean disposal 
and ocean pollution is not generally duplicative; on the contrary, 
there are many areas which are not receiving enough attention, or 
are receiving no attention at all. They include 
a. Detailed knowledge of coastal circulation and ecology 
‘b. Understanding of economic and social aspects of ocean 
pollution 
c. Ecological and oceanographic data bases 
d. Inventory of what is being, and what has been, dumped 
and their effects 
e. A knowledge of extractable materials in the wastes 
that can benefit fish and shellfish production 
f. The fate of pathogenic organisms in marine waters 
16. The Committee developed interim guidelines for the Corps 
of Engineers. These are given on pages 19 and 20. 
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