Author: Marina Schauffler, the Maine Monitor

Martha Spiess, a retired veterinarian, began testing waters in Brunswick for PFAS, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, after hearing news of “forever chemicals” contaminating Maine farms.

A recent U.S. Navy report finds that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances concentrated near the runway of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station “may be a primary source of PFAS in (area) groundwater and springs,” potentially contaminating the aquifer that supplies two well fields of the Brunswick & Topsham Water District, which serves roughly 18,000 residents.