Tennessee § 68-211-202 Purpose

Tennessee Statutes

§ 68-211-202 — Purpose

Tennessee § 68-211-202

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-211-202 (2026).

Text

The general assembly finds and declares that:

(1)Mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment;

(2)According to recent studies, mercury deposition is a significant problem in the southeast; and (3) The removal of mercury-containing products from solid wastes that are collected and disposed of in landfills or through incineration is a means of reducing the deposition of mercury into the environment and mercury's threat to public health and the environment.

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The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) Mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment; (2) According to recent studies, mercury deposition is a significant problem in the southeast; and (3) The removal of mercury-containing products from solid wastes that are collected and disposed of in landfills or through incineration is a means of reducing the deposition of mercury into the environment and mercury's threat to public health and the environment.