Sun Journal features UMaine research about PFAS in animals
The Sun Journal reported on a University of Maine research study that shows animals and plants get rid of PFAS at different rates. The research showed that, once ingested, PFAS […]
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Forstadt and Noblet speak to BDN about anxiety around the PFAS crisis
Leslie Forstadt, human development specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Caroline Noblet, associate professor of economics at the University of Maine and a team member of the […]
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Maine Monitor interviews MacRae about PFAS and composting
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 […]
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Kopec speaks with BDN about mercury versus PFAS in fish
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. […]
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MacRae interviewed in BDN about PFAS in wastewater treatment plants
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 […]
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Kopec interviewed in PPH about PFAS in fish
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 […]
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Mitchell Center to host talk on PFAS in Maine on April 4
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 […]
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Maine Sustainability & Water Conference returns to Augusta Civic Center on March 31
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 […]
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Maine Monitor features Extension PFAS resources
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 […]
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Rickard led PFAS communication training for DEP
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 […]
