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10.5 Waste Disposal and Pollution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 298
10.5.1 A Change in Pace ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 298
10.5.2 Sewage and Sludge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 298
10.5.3 Oil Spills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 300
10.5.4 Chronic Hydrocarbon Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 300
10.5.5 Radioactive Pollution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 300
10.5.6 Assessment of Risk .......................... 302
Epilog ................................................ 303
List of Books and Symposia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 307
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 315
Al Conversion Between Common US Units and Metric Units. 315
A2 Topographic Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 316
A3 The Geologic Time Scale ............................ 317
A4 Common Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 318
A5 Grain Size Classification for Sediments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 319
A6 Common Rock Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 320
A 7 Geochemical Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 322
A8 Radio-Isotopes and Dating ........................... 323
A9 Systematic Overview for Major Groups of Common
Marine Organisms Important in Sea floor Processes. . . . .. 327
Index of Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 333
Subject Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 339