title: U.S. environmental law statutes in coastal zone protection.
abstract: U.S. federal legislation relevant to the coastal zone and adjacent ocean was reviewed and included the Coastal Zone Management Act, Clean Water Act, Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, and Oil Pollution Act. Problems affecting these waters involve complex activities/issues related to multimedia sources of pollution and coastal land use planning. Effective pollution control requires state-local-federal interaction with a better understanding of scientific as well as social and economic issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Studies/Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, North Miami, Florida 33181, USA. randg@fiu.edu
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rand
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Carriger
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012623:Seawater; D014481:United States; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*