40 CFR § 227.8 - Limitations on the disposal rates of toxic wastes.

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title: "40 CFR § 227.8 - Limitations on the disposal rates of toxic wastes."
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
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section_name: "Limitations on the disposal rates of toxic wastes."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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part_name: "CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN DUMPING OF MATERIALS"
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# 227.8 Limitations on the disposal rates of toxic wastes.

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.