Sun Journal features UMaine research about PFAS in animals
The Sun Journal reported on a University of Maine research study that shows animals and plants get rid of PFAS at different rates. The research showed that, once ingested, PFAS cycles out of dairy cows faster than humans, and even quicker in chickens. Corn and oats planted in contaminated soil will take up very little PFAS compared to straw, which takes up a significant amount. The type of soil also impacts how plants take up PFAS. Richard Kersbergen, professor of sustainable dairy and forage systems at UMaine, said, “One of our recommendations to farms that have slight contamination (in their soil) is don’t grow grass on there, grow corn silage you need to feed the cows. What’s even more interesting is that we find very little or none in the corn kernels itself, so it doesn’t go into the grain.” Yahoo News and CentralMaine.com shared the Sun Journal article.