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40 CFR §227.5

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The ocean dumping of the following materials will not be approved by EPA or the Corps of Engineers under any circumstances:
  1. (a)High-level radioactive wastes as defined in § 227.30;
  2. (b)Materials in whatever form (including without limitation, solids, liquids, semi-liquids, gases or organisms) produced or used for radiological, chemical or biological warfare;
  3. (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;
  4. (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.