Jean MacRae, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Maine Monitor in an article about the importance of quality compost for Maine’s soil health, especially in light of the PFAS crisis. MacRae said that given the difficulty determining which paper and cardboard materials contain PFAS, it’s best to […]
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Diane Kopec, faculty fellow at the George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about the difference between mercury contamination and PFAS contamination in Maine’s fish. Kopec told the BDN that while mercury tends to collect in fish muscle, PFAS contamination appears to be more widespread throughout the fish, which could […]
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Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about PFAS in Maine’s waterways. MacRae said that wastewater treatment plants make the water safe enough to pump back into a waterway, but they don’t treat it for PFAS, and they’re not […]
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Dianne Kopec, a research fellow at the University of Maine’s Sen. George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about her research studying how PFAS moves between soil, groundwater and surface water. Kopec told the PPH that she is hoping to expand her work to study the movement of the […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” and the PFAS crisis in Maine 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 4. PFAS, a group of thousands of chemicals with the ability to repel both water and oil, has been used […]
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On Thursday, March 31, hundreds of people from around the state will converge on the Augusta Civic Center for the 2022 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference. This year’s event, from 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., will be the first since 2019 at which conference attendees will gather in person to reconnect, exchange information and grow new collaborations […]
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In an article about the “slow-motion disaster” of PFAS contamination on farms, the Maine Monitor featured University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s resources for farmers to deal with “forever chemicals” that might be contaminating their land. UMaine Extension has a site for farmers to guide them through investigating PFAS, and has trained agricultural support networks to […]
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Last fall, Laura Rickard, University of Maine associate professor of communication and a Mitchell Center faculty fellow, led risk communication training for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The training, largely for new DEP staff who are or will be testing for PFAS at people’s homes and on their property, focused on effective ways […]
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CentralMaine.com, the Daily Bulldog, WFVX (Bangor), the Bangor Daily News and Morning Ag Clips shared the online package of PFAS resources for farmers provided by University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension is making a dynamic set of resources about on-farm PFAS contamination available online to the public in one location. “Guide to Investigating PFAS Risk on Your Farm” is a comprehensive collection of resources about contamination from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Maine. Topics include Maine’s response to contamination at agricultural […]
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