A group of chemicals known as PFAS have become a growing concern for human health, agriculture and the environment. Because they resist breaking down, these “forever chemicals” can accumulate in […]
University of Maine research associate Dianne Kopec spoke with The Associated Press, for a story about a group of chemicals known as PFAS containing drinking water wells. The story was […]
University of Maine Honors College senior Eddie Nachamie has been featured in Spectrum News Maine, Seacoast Online, FOX Bangor and The Eagle-Tribune for his research showing how Maine leads the […]
PFAS — chemicals contaminating wells, farmland and food across Maine — are often tracked through court filings, lab reports and dense regulatory language. But for the past two years, they […]
The Cooldown wrote an article on a toxic group of chemicals called PFAS and featured work done by University of Maine. Researchers at UMaine tested whether or not intercropping could […]
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk, “Hunting for Truth: PFAS Impacts in Maine’s Natural Food Sources” on Monday, […]
One way people ingest a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS is through consuming produce, dairy and meat products that have been exposed to contaminated soil and irrigation water. […]
News Center Maine highlighted research from Sharmila Mukhopadhyay, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, to develop an easy-to-use and low cost sensor that can detect a group […]
News Center Maine featured a story on the $2.25 million grant funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to University of Maine researchers. Their projects are aimed […]
Farms in Maine have been identified as critical places to study the health effects of a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Ellen Mallory, one of many University of Maine […]
