{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-227.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 227.5","heading":"Prohibited materials.","body":"The ocean dumping of the following materials will not be approved by EPA or the Corps of Engineers under any circumstances:\n(a) High-level radioactive wastes as defined in § 227.30;\n(b) Materials in whatever form (including without limitation, solids, liquids, semi-liquids, gases or organisms) produced or used for radiological, chemical or biological warfare;\n(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;\n(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.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER H—OCEAN DUMPING","PART 227—CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN DUMPING OF MATERIALS","Subpart B—Environmental Impact"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"2fb4d91ff72b8a26c638d1ce01004001ce53ac38e27d111d22e0cb3cee64180c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-227.4","next":"us/40-cfr-227.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}