Vermont § 7101 - Legislative findings The General Assembly finds and declares that:
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§ 7101. Legislative findings The General Assembly finds and declares that:
- (1) Mercury is a persistent and toxic pollutant that bioaccumulates in the environment
and poses a serious threat to humans, particularly young children and the developing
fetus, and wildlife. (2) Recent EPA research concludes that 16 percent of American women of childbearing age
have unsafe mercury blood levels and that the annual number of newborn infants at
risk in the United States is 630,000. (3) The primary means of human exposure to mercury is the consumption of contaminated
fish and shellfish. (4) Vermont and all other northeastern states have issued Statewide fish consumption mercury
contamination advisories that recommend limiting or avoiding the consumption of certain
freshwater fish caught locally. (5) While the Vermont Departments of Environmental Conservation, Fish and Wildlife, and
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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