Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, was featured on a panel hosted by the Bangor Daily News answering frequently asked questions about PFAS chemicals. MacRae recommended that homeowners only install water filters certified to work on PFAS by the National Sanitation Foundation. She also discussed the […]
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Jean MacRae, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, and Ellen Mallory, professor of sustainable agriculture and Extension specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, were interviewed by the Maine Monitor for an article about how “forever chemicals” got into Maine’s soils and food systems. MacRae said that PFOA […]
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In recent years, communities across Maine and the U.S. have discovered the presence of toxic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in their land and water. Also known as forever chemicals because they are difficult to destroy, PFAS have been incorporated in various products, including food containers, clothing, rugs, teflon pans, fabrics and […]
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The Mills Administration announced that Diane Rowland, dean of the University of Maine College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, and Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, is one of 15 individuals who will serve as members of the PFAS Fund Advisory Committee. The PFAS Fund Advisory Committee was assembled following the representation requirements described […]
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In an article about a federal bill that could help Maine farmers impacted by PFAS chemicals, News Center Maine noted recent legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins that would establish a PFAS contamination working group that could leverage more research by academic institutions, including the University of Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News, Morning Ag Clips, the Sun Journal and CentralMaine.com shared that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will host the Maine Cattlemen’s College on Oct. 15, beginning at 9 a.m., at the J. F. Witter Teaching & Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. This […]
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For the fifth year, University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Beef Producers Association will host the Maine Cattlemen’s College on Saturday, Oct. 15, beginning at 9 a.m., at the J. F. Witter Teaching and Research Center, 160 University Farm Road, Old Town. This year’s event will focus on forage and include topics such […]
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The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine featured Susan Smith, director of Intermedia Programs at the University of Maine, and her piece “Radical Gardening,” which features PFAS-contaminated water; skeins of yarn and fabric colored with PFAS-contaminated dye; and dried plants and flowers that grew in PFAS-laden soil, preserved in beeswax. The piece is presently […]
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The Maine Monitor quoted Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology at the University of Maine, in an article about toxic PFAS compounds concentrating over time in landfills near the Penobscot Indian Reservation, which threaten both the health of tribal members and traditions that bound them through millennia to the waterway they know as “pαnawάhpskek.” “Our holy […]
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The Maine Monitor interviewed Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, to answer questions about PFAS. Maine has some of the highest levels of PFAS water contamination she has seen in her work with communities around the country, possibly because this state is at the forefront of testing. […]
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