PFAS 101 What do we know?

Published: 27 October 2022
on channel: Bangor Daily News
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Get the basics about what we know about PFAS and why it matters.

What are PFAS, and how are they impacting water, agriculture, and human health in Maine – and across the nation? Learn the basics about what we know about PFAS, why it matters, and where we stand now.

Co-moderated by Tricia Rouleau, MFT Farm Network director and Mehr Sher, BDN environmental reporter and Report for America corps member.

Panelists:
-- Meagan Hennessey, Director of PFAS Response – Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
-- Dr. Jean MacRae, Associate Professor – UMaine Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Researcher – George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and Maine Center for Genetics in the Environment
-- Dr. Noah Nesin, Primary Care Innovation Adviser – Penobscot Community Health Care, Past-President – Maine Public Health Association Board of Directors

Co-presented by the Bangor Daily News and Maine Farmland Trust, and sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare with additional support from Report for America, the Unity Foundation, and BDN readers.


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