PFAS research at UMaine receives $2.25M from the state
Researchers at the University of Maine have been awarded a total of $2.25 million in funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to study a group […]
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Media highlight state grants for UMaine PFAS research
Environmental Health News and WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) highlighted the $2.25 million in funding awarded to researchers at the University of Maine from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation […]
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Media interview Kopec on PFAS
The Bangor Daily News and WFVX (Channel 7) interviewed Dianne Kopec, a University of Maine research associate, on how a group of chemicals known as PFAS are flowing into Maine […]
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PFAS-free Firefighting Biogel featured in Press Herald
The Portland Press Herald featured University of Maine researchers who are developing Firefighting Biogel, an alternative to traditional firefighting foam that’s free from a group of chemicals known as PFAS. […]
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BDN highlights UMaine research in 2024 overview of PFAS mitigation efforts
The Bangor Daily News highlighted research from the University of Maine in 2024 that aided statewide efforts to research, inform and protect communities from a group of chemicals known as […]
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Anderson discusses PFAS-free biogel for firefighting on ‘Maine Calling’
Maine Public featured James Anderson, an engineer at the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, on a segment of ”Maine Calling” to discuss an alternative to firefighting foam […]
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BDN, News Center highlight PFAS research from UMaine
The Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine highlighted research projects from the University of Maine that are focused on the effects of a group of chemicals known as PFAS. […]
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Texas Tribune interviews Mallory on state responses to PFAS
The Texas Tribune interviewed Ellen Mallory, a professor and specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and School of Food and Agriculture, on Maine’s response to the presence of […]
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Caroline Noblet’s secret to talking about PFAS: be clear about what we do, and don’t, know
The harmful health impacts of a group of chemicals known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is a pressing issue facing Mainers, as it increasingly found in our soil, […]
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Times Record interviews Apul on PFAS contamination prevention
The Times Record reported on the concerns raised about cleanup efforts after a spill of a group of chemicals known as PFAS at Brunswick Landing. Onur Apul, associate professor of […]
