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20. Prepare a listing of all Federal Aid programs available to 
help fund ocean pollution research and abatement programs. This 
would be of substantial aid to coastal communities and States. 
Consideration might also be given to permitting one proposal to 
cover two or more sources of Federal funding. 
21. Assemble a panel of experts to help communities. The 
Department of the Interior should compile a list of experts to be 
made available on short notice to State and local communities upon 
request; their purpose would be to "brainstorm" both short- and 
long-term solutions to ocean pollution problems. Such a panel 
would be multidisciplinary and should include systems analysts, 
economists, and social scientists. 
Research and Development 
22. Support more research on marine toxicology. This must 
include studies on the total effects of industrial and domestic 
pollutants on marine organisms throughout the complex array of 
food chains. Consideration should be given to establishing a 
National Institute for Marine Toxicology. Research on marine 
toxicology should include: 
a. toxicity assessments 
b. biostimulation by wastes 
c. human health risks from pathogens, including viability 
in marine waters 
d. quantitative measures of biotic community health 
e. improved models of toxicity 
f. sub-lethal responses to pollutants 
23. More economic research is needed. A variety of economic 
problems associated with ocean pollution and disposal needs to be 
investigated, such as, direct and indirect costs of pollution and 
pollution control, procedures for evaluating alternatives in dis- 
posal and abatement practices, types of economic incentives, and 
direct and indirect benefits from environmental enhancement. 
24. Institutional and social political research needs substan- 
tially more emphasis. The legal aspects of pollution as it affects 
our economic, social, and political structures are complex and 
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