Read the full article by Annmarie Hilton (Maine Morning Star)
“Even before 1,600 gallons of foam containing forever chemicals spilled at the Brunswick airport on Monday, the previous use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, at the site has made the water in the area a hazard.
On Friday, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued new freshwater fish consumption advisories for the region. The agency recommends no consumption of fish caught on the eastern side of the runway, as well as Merriconeag Stream, Picnic Pond, and Site 8 Stream, while no more than six meals per year should include fish caught in Mere (Mare) Brook, in the stretch from Coffin Ice Pond to the Western edge of the runway.
The testing that led to the new consumption advisories was part of ongoing remediation efforts in response to historic use of PFAS-laden firefighting foam at the site. The samples, collected in October by the U.S. Navy, in coordination with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, showed PFAS levels above the agency’s recommendation for regular consumption.”…