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REGULATORY STATUS (as of May 1, 1987)
!romulnated
Reeulations
l Federal Programs
Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)
Ocean dumping of organohalogen compounds as well as the dumping of
known or suspected carcinogens, mutagens or teratogens is prohibited
except when they are present as trace contaminants. Permit
applicants are exempt from these regulations if they can demonstrate
that such chemical constituents are non-toxic and nonbioaccumulative
in the marine environment or are rapidly rendered
harmless by physical, chemical or biological processes in the sea
(309).
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
,Employee exposure to petroleum distillates (naphtha) shall not
exceed an a-hour time-weighted-average (TWA) of 500 ppm (298).
Hazardous Materials TransDortation Act (HMTA)
The Department of Transportation has designated aviation fuel as a
hazardous material which is subject to requirements for packaging,
labeling and transportation (306).
l State Water Programs
Virginia has a quality standard of 1 mg/L for petroleum
hydrocarbons in ground water (981).
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Illinois has a quality standard of-O.1 mg/L for oil in the public
water supply (981).
The following states have ground water quality standards for oil
and grease (981):
Nebraska
Virginia
- 1 mg/L
and Wyoming - 10 mg/L
Other states follow EPA Ambient Water Quality Criteria for oil and
grease.
ProDosed Reeulatiou
l Federal Programs
No proposed regulations are pending.
l State Water Programs
No proposed regulations are pending.
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