Report to Congress on Ocean Dumping 1987-1990
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Date
1991-09
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Publisher
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This Report to Congress, covering Calendar Year 1987 through Fiscal Year 1990, summarizes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) activities in carrying out its responsibilities under Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) and its 1988 amendment, the Ocean Dumping Ban Act (ODBA). ODBA makes the ocean dumping of industrial waste and municipal sewage sludge unlawfal after December 31, 1991.
Description
68 pages; available for download at the link below.
Keywords
ocean pollution, ocean dumping, disposal at sea, waste disposal, environmental protection