The general assembly finds and declares that:

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

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 68-211-202

  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Disposed of: means originally placed in a solid waste container whose contents are destined for delivery to a solid waste landfill for disposal or to an incinerator, boiler, or industrial furnace for burning. See Tennessee Code 68-211-203
(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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