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In recent years there has been an increased realization that the casual disposal of wastes can lead to a deterioration in environmen tal quality with substantial impacts on society. The management of waste disposal practices must consider the various alternatives of discharging and decomposing wastes on land, in the atmosphere, and in the marine environment. Up until 1972 ocean dumping was used increasingly to dispose of sewage sludge, industrial wastes, and dredged material. In subsequent years regulations were developed to reduce and minimize ocean dumping. These regulations were prompted...

This volume summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of The Workshop on Critical Problems of the Coastal Zone, held 22 May - 3 June, 1972, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The workshop was cosponsored by The Institute of Ecology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and brought together specialists from a wide variety of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, ecology, law, economics, engineering, oceanography, ands sociology.