BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 14, 2022
The University of Maine could become a leader in understanding “forever chemicals” and become a key part of the state response to the hazards PFAS have created in soils and waters across the state. In three requests from U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, the University of Maine could get $18 million in the next round of federal earmarks to establish a research center, a laboratory and research funding, all centering around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. PFAS have been detected in a growing number of private wells, public water supplies and farm fields throughout Maine and have been linked to health problems.