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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> lawmakers introduce bill to create response program for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> threatsFebruary 6, 2025AUGUSTA (WGME) – "State lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a response program to clean up and reduce threats created by dangerous chemicals known as PFAS."This comes months after toxic and potentially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a>-causing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefightingFoam</a> was accidentally sprayed at a former air base in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a>."While this bill would monitor PFAS levels, one Brunswick lawmaker says she and others are working on additional bills related to the fallout from that spill."'And we’re continuing to advocate for funding, whether it’s through the state budget or leaning on our federal partners, since that substance was put in by the Navy,' Sen. Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) said. 'Because one thing I stand firm to is my constituents, myself, my neighbors, the taxpayers of Brunswick and Maine should not be on the hook for a disaster they did not cause.'"This bill would allow the state to buy, sell or transfer property contaminated by PFAS and deposit the proceeds into a fund to deal with contamination."<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maine-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-response-program-for-pfas-threats/ar-AA1yz81L" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maine-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-response-program-for-pfas-threats/ar-AA1yz81L</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalDamage</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ManMadeDisasters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AFFF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicnicPond</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Site8Stream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MereBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MerriconeagStream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickNavalAirStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AndroscogginRiver</a>

DoomsdaysCWHigh levels of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToxicChemicals</a> found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a> airport hangar <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sewers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sewers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizenPFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CitizenPFAS</a> monitoring revealed concerning levels of toxic chemicals in the sewer outfall of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hangar6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hangar6</a> in Brunswick, though a company hired to assess risk at the hangar said there is no leak of the toxic firefighting foams on the premises.by Kristian Moravec, The Times Record Posted February 4, 2025, Updated February 5 "A citizens group’s testing revealed that sewer water flowing from Hangar 6 at Brunswick’s airport has high levels of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS. "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay</a> conducted testing on Nov. 26. The tests detected high levels of a particularly toxic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> chemical compound known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a>. The update comes the same day the owner of the hangar, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority</a>, sent a letter to the town stating that tanks that stored the chemicals were not leaking. "PFOS is a compound known to be harmful to human health and is found in high levels in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Brunswick Executive Airport’s Hangar 4, which is owned by the Navy but operated by MRRA, dumped 1,450 gallons of AFFF concentrate mixed with 50,000 gallons of water on Aug. 19, 2024. "The spill prompted ongoing cleanup and monitoring efforts as well as a push to get rid of the foam at the airport. Concern has grown around Hangar 6, which some have speculated is leaking harmful chemicals based on the testing data around the airport that Friends of Merrymeeting Bay has collected over the years. The sewage that flows out of Hangar 6, which is not treated for PFAS, ultimately flows into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AndroscogginRiver</a>." Original article: <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/04/high-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-brunswick-airport-hangar-sewers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/04/high-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-brunswick-airport-hangar-sewers/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.md/LlHx1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.md/LlHx1</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CitizenScience</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalDamage</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ManMadeDisasters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AndroscogginRiver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AFFF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicnicPond</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Site8Stream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MereBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MerriconeagStream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickNavalAirStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefightingFoam</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a>

DoomsdaysCWMidcoast [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a>] Regional Redevelopment Authority executive director steps down after [toxic firefighting] foam spill Story by WGME Staff October 10, 2024BRUNSWICK (WGME) -- "The executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is stepping down."The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MRRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MRRA</a> Board of Trustees says <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristineLogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KristineLogan</a> has resigned."Last month, a group of Brunswick leaders and legislators called for Logan's resignation after hundreds of gallons of toxic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#firefighting</a> foam spilled in August, more than a year after a report warned that the system was 'deficient.'"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a> leaders say they want the group to have increased oversight and accountability."<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/midcoast-regional-redevelopment-authority-executive-director-steps-down-after-foam-spill/ar-AA1s3vAj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/midcoast-regional-redevelopment-authority-executive-director-steps-down-after-foam-spill/ar-AA1s3vAj</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AndroscogginRiver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AFFF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicnicPond</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Site8Stream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MereBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MerriconeagStream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickNavalAirStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a>

DoomsdaysCWFFS! Municipalities need to change over to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/F3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#F3</a> ASAP!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toxic</a> firefighting foam spills into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wetlands</a> after truck fire in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandMaine</a>by Ariana St Pierre, WGME Fri, August 30th 2024 "Crews used 47 gallons of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AFFF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#firefighting</a> foam to put out the truck's diesel fuel that was burning. That foam contains PFAS or '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeverChemicals</a>.'"Despite their efforts to contain it, firefighters say 70 gallons of foam and diesel fuel spilled into the gravel wetland along Philbrook Avenue and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LongCreek</a>.[...]"This comes about 10 days after over 1,400 gallons of firefighting foam containing PFAS spilled at the Brunswick Executive Airport and leaked into a nearby pond [which eventually drains into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a>]."<a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/toxic-firefighting-foam-spills-into-wetlands-after-truck-fire-in-south-portland-maine-firefighters-afff-pfas-forever-chemicals-long-creek-philbrook-avenue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wgme.com/news/local/toxic-firefighting-foam-spills-into-wetlands-after-truck-fire-in-south-portland-maine-firefighters-afff-pfas-forever-chemicals-long-creek-philbrook-avenue</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefightingFoam</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongCreekWatershed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LongCreekWatershed</a>

DoomsdaysCWTONIGHT! (Thursday, August 29th)Fighting the foam in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a>: Public forum being held to discuss the spillStory by Aysia Reed, WGME"It's been 10 days since toxic firefighting foam spilled in Brunswick. The public will now get to have their say on the release and the cleanup efforts so far."The town of Brunswick is holding a public forum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Council Chamber at Brunswick Town Hall to discuss the spill of more than 1,000 gallons of firefighting foam."The Brunswick Executive Airport had the foam stored away in hangar 4 in case they needed it to fight a fire. Last week, a faulty signal to the system caused a malfunction to release the foam, causing it to spill."The foam contains PFAS, which is a forever chemical. It leaked into a nearby pond, and the drainage system around the hangar."Crews are collecting samples around an outflow pipe that goes from the Brunswick Sewer District into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AndroscogginRiver</a>."Last week, officials said they collected about 6,000 gallons of foam and foam mixed with water."Read more: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fighting-the-foam-in-brunswick-public-forum-being-held-to-discuss-the-spill/ar-AA1pDH5C" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fighting-the-foam-in-brunswick-public-forum-being-held-to-discuss-the-spill/ar-AA1pDH5C</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AFFF</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicnicPond</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Site8Stream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MereBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MerriconeagStream</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AndroscogginRiver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickNavalAirStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefightingFoam</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineCDC</a> Issues Advisories on Eating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreshwaterFish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreshwaterFish</a> Due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASContamination</a> at the Former <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NavalAirStation</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a>Aug 23, 2024AUGUSTA -- "The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) today issued new freshwater fish consumption advisories recommending either no consumption or limited consumption of fish from four waterbodies located on and around the former naval air station in Brunswick, Maine."The testing of fish is part of the United States Navy's ongoing remedial investigation at the former base in response to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> contamination from the historic use of PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foam (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AFFF</a>) in fire-fighting operations. Data were collected in October 2023 by the Navy, in coordination with Maine's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and shared with the Maine CDC in spring of 2024. "The Maine CDC reviewed the data and determined they showed elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, above the agency's recommended levels for regular consumption."While testing occurred before the August 19, 2024 accidental release of AFFF at the former naval air station, that incident is not expected to impact the guidance issued today. The waters likely impacted by the AFFF spill are on the east side of the runway at the air station. Today's advisory recommends a no consumption advisory for those waters based on prior testing data."Elevated levels of the specific PFAS called perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) were detected in fish tissue samples collected from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MereBrook</a> (also known as Mare Brook), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MerriconeagStream</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicnicPond</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Site8Stream</a>. The new fish consumption advisories listed below apply to all fish caught in these waterbodies."In response to the recent release of AFFF and the reported presence of visible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foam</a> on some of these <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waterbodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waterbodies</a> on the eastern side of the runway, the Maine CDC additionally recommends the public avoid any contact with foam on these water bodies. Out of an abundance of caution, the Maine CDC also recommends the public refrain from any recreational activities (e.g., <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swimming</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boating</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wading</a>) that could result in contact with the foam or waters until the potential impact of the AFFF release on these waterbodies is fully assessed."PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals found in a variety of consumer products throughout the world. Based on a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, exposure to certain PFAS chemicals has been associated with increases in cholesterol levels, decreases in birth weight, lower antibody response to some vaccines, and kidney cancer."From the CDC website: Map of waterbodies included in the fish consumption advisory on and around the former Naval Air Station in Brunswick.<a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/news/maine-cdc-issues-advisories-eating-freshwater-fish-due-pfas-contamination-former-naval-air-station-fri-08232024-1200" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/news/maine-cdc-issues-advisories-eating-freshwater-fish-due-pfas-contamination-former-naval-air-station-fri-08232024-1200</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AndroscogginRiver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FirefightingFoam</a>

DoomsdaysCWThis is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicnicPond</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a>. It is closed to the public because of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> contamination, but there is plenty of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> in the area, and the pond empties into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a>.Image source and more info about Picnic Pond: <a href="https://maineanencyclopedia.com/brunswick-landing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://maineanencyclopedia.com/brunswick-landing/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Stormwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stormwater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickLanding</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickNavalAirStation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollutionRunoff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebOfLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superfund</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a>

DoomsdaysCW'Foam is being blown by the wind here, there, and everywhere': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> clean-up continuesWithin a mile of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickLanding</a> are three bodies of water that make up the local storm water systems, which the DEP said have likely been contaminated. Author: Pearl Small Published: 9:44 PM EDT August 21, 2024 BRUNSWICK, Maine — "Three days after an accidental spill of more than 1,000 gallons of foam containing PFAS at the Brunswick Executive Airport, foam was still seen flying through the air on Wednesday as crews including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanHarbors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CleanHarbors</a> and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection attempted to clean it up."'Foam on these ponds is being blown by the wind here, there, and everywhere,' Suzanne Johnson, who sits on Brunswick's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#restoration</a> advisory board, said. Johnson said this situation was one of her worst fears for the town. Although the DEP has said they have reason to believe the spill will not affect the town's drinking water, there are other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> concerns at stake."'This stuff is a forever chemical. It doesn't go away. So, the foam dissolves, but the chemical is still there,' Johnson said. Within a mile of the Brunswick Landing are three bodies of water that make up the local storm water systems, which the DEP said have likely been contaminated with the foam. Those three sources are natural ponds filled with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fish</a> and plant life. "'Open water body sources was the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StormWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StormWater</a> system for this property. This chemical spewed directly into those open bodies of water,' Johnson said. The path takes the foam directly into two ponds that lead to a source called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicnicPond</a>, which eventually connects to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarpswellCove</a>."'I believe the areas connected to the discharge are already closed,' [but still teeming with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>] Melanie Loyzim, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner, said at a press conference on Wednesday. The ponds are mostly unreachable by people because they've already been listed as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#superfund</a> sites and blocked off by the town due to past PFAS contamination. Loyzim said those levels will likely increase now. 'What we focus on is reducing exposure and preventing people from being exposed,' Loyzim said. [But who cares about wildlife or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CascoBay</a>?!]<a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/brunswick-pfas-clean-up-continues-firefighting-foam-maine-airport/97-f55d5e3d-7bf1-4761-9ea4-3594c0a5ada9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/brunswick-pfas-clean-up-continues-firefighting-foam-maine-airport/97-f55d5e3d-7bf1-4761-9ea4-3594c0a5ada9</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFASPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollutionRunoff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebOfLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOA</a>

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