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1 ing or disposal of waste material into the oceans, coastal 



2 waters, and estuarine areas of the United States, and into 



3 the Great Lakes under such terms and conditions as he deter- 



4 mines necessary to insure that such dumping or disposal will 



5 not damage the ecology of the marine environment. 



6 " (b) In determining whether any dumping or disposal 



7 for which a permit is sought will damage the ecology of the 



8 marine environment, the Administrator shall consider among 



9 other factors the following : 



10 " ( 1 ) Present and future impact on the marine en- 



11 vironment, human health, welfare, and amenities; 



12 "(2) Irreversibility of the impact of dumping or 



13 disposal ; 



14 "(3) Volume and concentration of materials 



15 involved ; 



16 " (4) Location of disposal, depth, and potential 



17 impact of one looatioii relative to others ; 



18 ''(c) No permit shall be issued by the Administrator for 

 IP the dumping or disposal of the following materials : 



20 "(1) Eadioactive wastes; 



21 "(2) Toxic industrial wastes; 



22 " (3) Chemical and biological warfare materials. 



23 " (d) After January 1, 1972, no permit shall be issued 



24 by the Administrator for the dumping or disposal of sewage 



25 or industrial waste, unless such sewage or industrial waste 



