§ 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.