(1)
The Administrator shall, within one hundred and eighty days after October 18, 1972 (and from time to time thereafter), promulgate guidelines for determining the degradation of the waters of the territorial seas, the contiguous zone, and the oceans, which shall include:
(A)
the effect of disposal of pollutants on human health or welfare, including but not limited to plankton, fish, shellfish, wildlife, shorelines, and beaches;
(B)
the effect of disposal of pollutants on marine life including the transfer, concentration, and dispersal of pollutants or their byproducts through biological, physical, and chemical processes; changes in marine ecosystem diversity, productivity, and stability; and species and community population changes;
(C)
the effect of disposal, of pollutants on esthetic, recreation, and economic values;
(D)
the persistence and permanence of the effects of disposal of pollutants;
(E)
the effect of the disposal of varying rates, of particular volumes and concentrations of pollutants;
(F)
other possible locations and methods of disposal or recycling of pollutants including land-based alternatives; and
(G)
the effect on alternate uses of the oceans, such as mineral exploitation and scientific study.