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b. Literature Review of Barge Dumping - FWQA 
c. Design of Ocean Outfalls and Performance Moni- 
toring - FWQA 
d. Chemicai Analysis of Sludges - FWQA 
e. Bulk Transfer of Waste Slurries to Inland and 
Ocean Sites - Prepared by Bechtel Corporation 
under contract to FWQA 
5. Department of State (Internationai Activities) 
On the international scene, there is a growing awareness 
among nations to the general problem of pollution of the marine 
environment. Various governments are endeavoring to seek remedies 
through joint efforts through bilateral and multilateral channels. 
International agencies, including the United Nations, Inter- 
Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), Interna- 
tional Labor Organization (ILO), Food and Agriculture Organization 
(FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), World Meteorological 
Organization (WMO), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Organization for 
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), are engaged in various 
programs dealing with specific problems of the environment. 
During the past two years or so, the following actions were 
taken: 
The UNESCO Conference on the Biosphere was held in September 
1968. The ECE meeting of a preparatory group on problems relating 
to the environment took place in February 1969. The decision to 
convene a United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was 
reached in December 1968 and-the establishment of the International 
Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) of an "Ad Hoc Committee on 
Problems of the Human Environment" occurred in the fall of 1968. 
The General Assembly, on December 21, 1968, adopted a resolution- 
introduced by Iceland and co-sponsored by the United States and 40 
other nations which inter alia welcomed the adoption by States of 
appropriate safeguards against the dangers of pollution and other 
hazardous effects that might arise from the exploration and exploi- 
tation of the resources of the seabed. The U.S. Government pro- 
posed to the United Nations Ad Hoc Committee on the Seabeds on 
June 28, 1968, a principle applicable to the development of a 
regime for the deep ocean floor which provides inter alia: 
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