Soil and water testing, bottled water and filtration systems at farms, factories and landfills where PFAS chemicals have tainted the well water could cost up to $20 million a year, says DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim.
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Posted inMaine, News
Forever chemical risk identified throughout Maine
The Department of Environmental Protection will test for PFAS contamination at hundreds of licensed sludge and septage dispersal sites across the state, but some people aren’t waiting.
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Posted inCommunity, Maine
Fairfield eyes $40 million water expansion to help residents with contaminated wells
Project would expand the Kennebec Water District’s lines across Fairfield to reach those with land tainted by ‘forever chemicals.’
Posted inMaine, News
‘Forever chemicals’ found in wells in Kittery
All the homes that tested positive for the chemicals are within 1,000 feet of the town’s dumping location.
Posted inMaine
Unity organic farm pulls products after tests reveal high levels of ‘forever chemicals’
Songbird Farm is the first apparent recorded case in the state of a produce farm being tainted by ‘forever chemicals,’ also known as PFAS.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Bill looks to eliminate ‘loophole’ that allows spreading sewage sludge
Officials from the Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority and the Portland Water District testified against the proposal.
Posted inMaine
Broader testing for ‘forever chemicals’ to intensify in Maine in the new year
The state’s investigation into contamination caused by the chemicals has grown exponentially since tainted milk was discovered at a Fairfield dairy farm in 2020.
Posted inTimes Record
Department of Environmental Protection investigating potential PFAS contamination in Bowdoinham
Maine DEP identified 34 communities, including Bowdoinham, as high-priority sites for PFAS chemical investigation in October.
Posted inMaine, News
Forever chemicals found in chicken eggs as Maine expands testing to 34 communities
Backyard hens kept by a Fairfield family with contaminated water had high levels of PFAS in their eggs, fueling concerns in a region already dealing with contaminated cow milk and venison.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Contaminated Maine deer show far reach of ‘forever’ chemicals
The contamination caused by decades of spreading sludge from paper mills and wastewater plants does not stop with the farm fields it was spread on.