1 to find any water column effect in the existing studies." I do not 



2 think it is existing oil spill studies--it is existing discharge 



3 studies. 



4 DR. GRASSLE: So just cross out "oil spills." Others? 



5 MR. BOURNE: I think the idea there, which may not be well 



6 expressed--the way I heard it yesterday was that even in oil spills--! 



7 mean, a much more drastic case--you cannot find the stuff. So this, 



8 being a much less drastic case-- 



9 DR. TEAL: There is some controversy about that, however. There 



10 are people who believe that there have been evidences of effects below 



11 oil spills. 



12 MR. BOURNE: So the way you would like it to read is to scratch 



13 out "based on existing oil spill studies" and then to start the sentence 



14 "It has been difficult--" 



15 DR. TEAL: "--to find any water column effect in existing 



16 studies." 



17 (Simultaneous discussion.) 



18 DR. GRASSLE: I think changes in that-- 



19 DR. MACIOLEK: Is it correct at the bottom of 25b--is it correct 



20 to say, "Plankton blooms can increase impacts?" 



21 DR. KRAEUTER: "Can increase the transport down--" 



22 DR. GRASSLE: It is not clear. 



23 (Simultaneous discussion.) 



24 DR. MACIOLEK: But we might want to say that, rather than just 



25 "increase impacts." We might want to say, "Plankton blooms can increase 



26 transfer of material--" 



27 (Simultaneous discussion.) 



28 MR. BOURNE: The way it might read is, "Plankton blooms--" for 



29 example "--might increase particulate in the water could expected to 



30 increase." 



31 DR. GRASSLE: Okay. I have got a sentence now. "During periods 



32 of increased particulate in the water column during spring blooms, 



33 increased transport to the bottom could occur--" 



34 MR. BOURNE: Could you read that again? 



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