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Ocean Dumping, the London Convention, and the 1996 Protocol
- "The London Convention covers the deliberate disposal at sea of wastes or other matter from vessels, aircraft, platforms, and other man-made structures at sea. The London Convention has 80 parties and has been very successful in combating marine pollution from dumping. The United States ratified the London Convention in 1975. The MPRSA is the U.S. law that implements this treaty. In 1992, the Parties to the London Convention began a comprehensive review of the Convention, resulting in a new treaty called the 1996 Protocol. The United States was in the forefront of countries negotiating the Protocol. The United States signed the Protocol in 1998, but has not yet ratified it. The Protocol entered into force internationally on March 24, 2006." - excerpt from the Environmental Protection Agency web page.
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