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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 40 - Protection of Environment |
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Chapter I - Environmental Protection Agency |
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SubChapter H - Ocean Dumping |
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Part 227 - Criteria for the Evaluation of Permit Applications for Ocean Dumping of Materials |
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Subpart B - Environmental Impact |
§ 227.5 - Prohibited materials.
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§ 227.5 Prohibited materials.
The ocean dumping of the following materials will not be approved by EPA or the Corps of Engineers under any circumstances:
(a) High-level radioactive wastes as defined in § 227.30;
(b) Materials in whatever form (including without limitation, solids, liquids, semi-liquids, gases or organisms) produced or used for radiological, chemical or biological warfare;
(c) Materials insufficiently described by the applicant in terms of their compositions and properties to permit application of the environmental impact criteria of this subpart B;
(d) Persistent inert synthetic or natural materials which may float or remain in suspension in the ocean in such a manner that they may interfere materially with fishing, navigation, or other legitimate uses of the ocean.