CONTENTS - Continued 



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3. Chemical Characteristics 50 



4. Biological Characteristics 78 



IV. DISCUSSION 109 



1. Dispersion and Movement of Waste Materials 109 



2. Effects of Ocean Dumping on Water and Sediment 

 Characteristics 112 



3. Effects of Ocean Dumping on Regional Ecology 127 



4. Sources of Coastal Pollution in the New York 



Bight 139 



5. Remote Sensing and Surveillance System for 



Ocean Dumping Operations 143 



6. Alternate Ocean Dumping Sites 144 



7. Alternatives to Ocean Dumping 144 



V. SUMMARY § CONCLUSIONS 146 



LITERATURE CITED ISI 



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