Application of a hazard assessment research strategy to the ocean disposal of a dredged material: Overview

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7169285

Gentile, J H; Pesch, G G; Dillon, T M

Under the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responsibility for establishing and applying criteria for reviewing and evaluating permits for dumping wastes into the ocean, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) has responsibility for issuing permits for the disposal of dredged material into the ocean. After several years of operational experience, the EPA and the COE have reexamined the strengths and weaknesses of the permit program and the general state of the art in sediment testing for the evaluation of the disposal of dredged material into the marine environment. The chapter describes a predictive hazard assessment strategy and decision rationale for disposal that can be used as the basis for revisions both in the ocean dumping regulations and in the permitting program.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI (USA). Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 7169285
• Report Number(s): PB-90-134362/XAB; EPA--600/D-89/229
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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