one-third of the sewage solid waste went through garbage disposals, food that we might have eaten," he once said. "But whether the food went through us or around us, it makes no difference to sea animals."

In 1980, Bascom was awarded the Explorers Club Medal, their highest honor.

Books

* A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea: The Story of the Mohole Project (1961)
*Waves and Beaches: The Dynamics of the Ocean Surface Anchor Doubleday

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