Water Quality Researchers Interviewed

The Central Maine Morning Sentinel interviewed two UMaine researchers in advance of an upcoming private well water quality issues conference in Connecticut which they will both attend. John Peckenham, director of the Maine Water Resources Research Institute at UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center, who will deliver a talk about analyzing contaminants in private drinking wells in Maine, said naturally occurring pollutants and manmade chemicals are both concerns and can cause illness over many years. Laura Wilson, assistant scientist at UMaine’s Cooperative Extension, said she will emphasize the importance of using social media to raise awareness about threats to drinking-water quality.

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