and quantitative characterization of the organic constituents of industrial wastes is important in the solution of problems of stream pollution abatement. Specifically, complete or even partial resolution of organic wastes would aid in: determination of actual loads of pollution, studies of methods of treatment, isolation and identification of materials toxic to animal life, studies of persistence of identified waste components in waters, studies of recoverable waste components, studies of causes of tastes and odors in drinking water, and studies of the applicability of the oxygen consumed and biochemical oxygen demand tests to wastes and waste components. If prac-
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