News Center Maine featured the upcoming PFAS Center for Excellence located at the University of Maine and its potential to lead the way nationally in PFAS solutions research. “What will be key is for us to hire a research leader with expertise in PFAS research and a vision of where this program would go in […]
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Maine Public featured Onur Apul, assistant professor of environmental engineering at the University of Maine, as a VIP caller for a “Maine Calling” segment on PFAS, also referred to as “forever chemicals,” and water quality.
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Maine Public interviewed Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, about new testing that has found “forever chemicals” at every wastewater treatment facility in Maine. MacRae told Maine Public that the numbers are consistent with what’s being found in other parts of the country. “There’s a lot of […]
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In an article about a South Carolina community whose health was impacted after using PFAS-laden sludge fertilizer, The State (Columbia, South Carolina) cited information from University of Maine Cooperative Extension showing that forage grass, which is eaten by cows, has a high potential to take in PFAS from contaminated soil, which in turn creates a […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured a partnership between University of Maine researchers and Maine organic farmer Sue Hunter, whose land in Unity, Maine, is highly contaminated with toxic PFAS, to determine how much or how little specific crops absorb the toxins. The research is focusing on three specific areas — how PFAS are absorbed by […]
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The Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips reported that the University of Maine has established a new partnership with Sue Hunter to advance research on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, on her farm in Unity, Maine. The agreement provides faculty and staff within UMaine’s Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station access to Hunter’s […]
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The University of Maine established a new partnership with Sue Hunter to advance research on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, on her farm in Unity, Maine. The agreement provides faculty and staff within UMaine’s Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station access to Hunter’s property to advance replicated, experimental research focused on how PFAS moves […]
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News Center Maine, the Bangor Daily News, WABI-TV (Channel 5), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) and WPFO (Channel 23 in Portland) reported on funding secured in an appropriations bill by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins for the upcoming PFAS Center of Excellence at the University of Maine. The funds will assist with the modernization, renovation and […]
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In a story on state funding for eliminating PFAS contamination and how it should be used, Spectrum News interviewed Leslie Forstadt, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension professor and child and family development specialist, about how the situation affects farmers’ mental health. “I can’t emphasize how important mental health and wellbeing is in consideration of […]
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The Maine Monitor spoke with Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, for an opinion piece about reimagining the creation and reuse of material goods in order to phase out PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” Maine has put itself at the forefront of researching how to break down these […]
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