1. 2. U.5. Public Health service <tudies of the biology, bacte- riclegy, and chemical data an the Savannah River water with the view to determining ita safety for human uses, and for fish which may be used by human inhabitants of the area. The P de. Acad £ Natural 3 Studies of the ecology of the Savannah River at various Soints te assemble data on the natural balance of life. Thia will make tt possible to determine at any time in the future whether the conditions in the river are being changed by the intreduction of radioactivity, or chenical wastes. 3. The University of Georgia Studies of the animals of land, pond, and stream, especially the insects, birds, and mammals. 4. The University of South Caroling Studies of the inhabitants of land, pond, and stream, especially the plants, fish, amphibia, and reptiles. Industrial ‘ealth Industrial, Hygiene Program (UNCLASSIFIED) A specialized training program in industrial hygiene has been inaugurated by the Commission to meet the increased demand in this field, Additional industrial hygienists are new required at several. Commission installations, and the expansion program will create an additional need. The AEC-Industrial liygiene Fellowship Committee has initially selected four candidates for academic training, and the caurse will be of one-year duration beginning in the fall of 1952. Adminis— tration of the program will be through the AEC Project, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. Industrial Health Conference (UNCLASSIFIED) In conjunction with the 1952 Industrial Health Conference recently held in Cincinnati, Ohio, the AEC sponsored an cpen mesting on Industrial Health in the atomic energy program. This was the first time the AEC has met with this organization, composed ef associations of industrial physicians, nurses, hygienists, and Be naibd AT NTE tem = 72 SEETE pe ema eR YY DOS ARCHIVES