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Appendix A Biographies of Committee Members
Pages 483-485

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From page 483...
... Kamlet for a number of years concentrated on the application of scientific and technical knowledge to public policies addressing ocean and land disposal of wastes and other materials. He has published numerous papers on these and related topics and has served on many policy review and planning, including several NRC, committees that have addressed marine environmental issues.
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From page 484...
... He also has done considerable work on a variety of marine pollution issues, including the development of concepts for measuring the risks and economic damages from oil spills and from spills of hazardous substances. Among other activities, he was principal investigator for the international economic study of the AMOCO CADIZ oil spill, and he-served as co-principal investigator for the development of the simplified Natural Resource Damage Assessment Model for Coastal and Marine Environments under CERCLA (Superfund)
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From page 485...
... He currently serves as the department's technical expert on development of marine and fresh water sediment evaluation procedures, and also serves as the state's technical and policy liaison with principal planning agencies from other states and appropriate federal agencies concerning dredging and dredge disposal. This includes coordination with the states of Oregon and Idaho for maintenance of the Columbia River Channel and with the Corps of Engineers and EPA in evaluating and designating ocean disposal sites.
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Key Terms

  • civil engineering
  • ocs oil
  • disposal sites
  • marine pollution
  • dredged material

  • numerous papers
  • leasing program
  • hazardous substances
  • sediment evaluation
  • environmental toxicology

  • sediment mass
  • principal planning
  • international economic
  • virginia institute
  • sediment assessment

  • currently conducting
  • amoco cadiz
  • pollution issues
  • extensive research
  • addressed marine

  • policies addressing
  • marine environmental
  • assistant editor
  • toxic substances
  • columbia river

  • dredge disposal
  • sciences center
  • contaminated sediments
  • addressing ocean
  • policy review


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