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EPA head visits Maine firm working to destroy PFAS chemicals
Original: Head of EPA visits Maine company developing technology to eliminate PFAS chemicals
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency visited a Maine company that is developing technology to eliminate PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals linked to health and environmental harm. The visit highlights federal interest in emerging methods for destroying the persistent compounds, which have contaminated water supplies across the US, including in Maine where PFAS spread through sludge-based fertiliser on farmland.
Why now: PFAS contamination is a major environmental concern, and federal attention to a potential destruction technology signals possible regulatory and cleanup momentum.
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- Head of EPA visits Maine company developing technology to eliminate PFAS chemicals · newscentermaine.com
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