Fairfield residents worry about the long-term impact of PFAS on their health and properties Author: Vivien Leigh (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 10:29 AM PDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 12:19 PM PDT May 6, 2021
FAIRFIELD, Maine
Catch Vivien Leigh s full story Thursday at 6 p.m. on NEWS CENTER Maine.
The Somerset County town of Fairfield remains at the center of the largest state investigation into so-called forever chemicals.
PFAS compounds are a class of industrial chemicals found in a number of household products. But they don t naturally break down and there s no known way to destroy them.
Tests of private wells show alarming levels of the compounds, linked in federal studies to cancer, low birth weight, and other serious health problems.
Fairfield residents worry about the long term impact of PFAS on their health and properties Author: Vivien Leigh (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:29 PM EDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 1:29 PM EDT May 3, 2021
FAIRFIELD, Maine
Catch Vivien Leigh s full story Thursday at 6 p.m. on NEWS CENTER Maine.
The Somerset County town of Fairfield remains at the center of the largest state investigation into so-called forever chemicals.
PFAS compounds are a class of industrial chemicals found in a number of household products. But they don t naturally break down and there s no known way to destroy them.
Tests of private wells show alarming levels of the compounds, linked in federal studies to cancer, low birth weight, and other serious health problems.
Brockovich, who was contacted by a resident concerned that the "forever chemicals" poisoning of local water wells wasn't being investigated enough, says "these numbers in Maine are some of the highest we’ve ever seen."
Help for residents near polluted farm
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Everyone deserves safe drinking water. Unfortunately, this essential resource is being stripped from Fairfield residents as one story after another highlights the PFAS chemical pollution discovered in private wells surrounding Tozier Dairy Farm. The count of compromised water sources has risen quickly in the last few months; so far, 18 wells have been found to have levels of PFAS contamination that exceed the EPA’s safe limit.
PFAS is the toxic “forever” chemical that doesn’t break down easily in our bodies or our environment. Instead, it accumulates and can cause health issues such as cancers, liver and kidney damage, and more. While officials continue to find high levels of this dangerous chemical in drinking water, residents are being given a limited supply of bottled water to replace their wells. This is not a long-term solution, and more needs to be done to protect our communities. To make that happen, everyday peop