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§227.5. Prohibited materials.

40 C.F.R. § 227.5

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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418.

Source

Source: 42 FR 2476, Jan. 11, 1977, unless otherwise noted.