BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 15, 2023
The first laboratory approved to test drinking water for toxic “forever chemicals” has opened in Maine, with an aim to reduce the amount of time people are currently waiting for results. Maine Laboratories LLC, located in the Somerset County town of Norridgewock, received its accreditation from the Maine Laboratory Accreditation Program to analyze drinking water for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, on Friday, said Lindsay Hammes, the communications director for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to testing for PFAS in public water systems and private wells, the lab can also test wastewater, sludge, landfill leachate, soil, animal tissue, milk and other substances.