PFAS 101 What do we know?
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.