Harmful and persistent forever chemicals that accumulate in some water bodies can be sprayed onto slopes by machine, but the extent of the risk is unknown.
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‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting water in an unexpected way — via prescription drugs
Researchers found that chemicals, including PFAS, from pharmaceuticals are entering into wastewater — which can be used as drinking water during times of drought.
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Maine’s toxic firefighting foam shipped out of state to poor areas
Newly released records show more than 22,000 gallons of PFAS-laden foam and rinse water recovered after the recent Brunswick spill were trucked to waste incinerators in low-income communities far from Maine’s borders.
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Navy has ‘moral obligation’ to remove foam, Brunswick airport authority says
The Brunswick airport authority on the hook for Maine’s worst firefighting foam spill in decades says the Navy needs to play a larger role in toxic foam removal.
Posted inMaine
Foam spill raises concern about Maine firefighters’ long-term PFAS exposures
The recent firefighting foam spill in Brunswick points to a much larger problem Maine has ignored.
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Cleanup of toxic foam spill has cost Brunswick’s airport $774,000 so far
The airport authority on the hook for a disastrous firefighting foam spill responded to the Environmental Protection Agency request for information, revealing previously unknown details about the hangar and the hefty cost of environmental cleanup.
Posted inMaine
Brunswick Landing authority fixes hangar code violations
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has completed the requirements outlined in a September fire code violation, though it still has more repairs to make.
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Greater Augusta Utilities District shuts down two wells for high PFAS levels
All water in the district, which provides public drinking water to Augusta, now comes from three wells near Bond Brook.
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Another deadline passes for fixing fire code violations at Brunswick airport hangars
After not being able to meet the Nov. 30 deadline for corrective action, Deputy Fire Chief Josh Shean said that rather than set a new deadline, MRRA and the Fire Department will decide on a date for a status update.
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Brunswick group organizing to do widespread PFAS screening in wake of toxic foam spill
The Brunswick Renters Organization is gearing up to create a database of PFAS levels around Brunswick Landing, highlighting concerns about toxic chemical exposure in marginalized communities and the need to raise awareness of contamination history at the former military base.