{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-227.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 227.8","heading":"Limitations on the disposal rates of toxic wastes.","body":"No wastes will be deemed acceptable for ocean dumping unless such wastes can be dumped so as not to exceed the limiting permissible concentration as defined in § 227.27; Provided, That this § 227.8 does not apply to those wastes for which specific criteria are established in § 227.11 or § 227.12. Total quantities of wastes dumped at a site may be limited as described in § 228.8.","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":"ee8b5ccf7a893f8309f143acb34c1bb93086b7f52769d56b26ba546180f52a00","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-227.7","next":"us/40-cfr-227.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}