PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 26, 2021
The contamination caused by decades of spreading sludge from paper mills and wastewater plants full of PFAS does not stop with the farm fields it was spread on. State officials issued a do-not-eat order for deer taken throughout Fairfield and in parts of seven nearby communities after deer tested in those area were found to have elevated levels of PFAS. Eight paper companies spread mill waste in Maine from 1989 to 2016. The state has identified more than 500 sites across the state, and is now ramping up its capacity to test them to see just how bad things are. The Legislature and Gov. Mills also earmarked $30 million for testing, cleanup and water filtration. Contaminated deer, unfortunately, won’t be the last we hear of “forever” chemicals.