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The volume of ocean dumped municipal wastes (sewage sludge) has increased 32%, while that of industrial wastes has declined 43% in the United States since the enactment of P.L. 92-532, the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (for the period of 1973 to 1980). In 1980, the total tonnage of industrial and municipal wastes ocean-dumped was over 10 million metric tons. The environmental...
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