Comments on: Maine Farmers Face a Crisis Over Forever Chemicals https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/ Farm. Food. Life. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:43:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Stephen https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41347 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:26:24 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41347 What is causing such high PFAS concentration in these areas?

]]> By: Eric Bjerregaard https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41330 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:07:58 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41330 In reply to David.

Qut posting lies. This has nothing to do with politics. You can prove None of those products are exclusive to republicans and roundup is safe. https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/GlyphosateInfographic_GLP.pdf

]]> By: David https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41326 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:34:55 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41326 Republicans always make products that Maime & Kill – always.
Tobacco. Round-up. Teflon. GM cars. As long as Republicans can profit off poisoning and Killing, its all good.

]]> By: N.R https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41322 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:49:49 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41322 In reply to Robert Heinze.

Probably into a sewage or having it trucked somewhere to be destroyed properly. These farmers are very cautious and they are not going to take any risk of having their land contaminated.

]]> By: Christian https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41319 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:06:11 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41319 Please post the best resources to help these farmers and to help the fight against PFAS spread in Maine. I’m awaiting the results of testing on my own livestock farm in Kennebec county.

]]> By: N Chorney https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41316 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:24:48 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41316 It’s great to hear that there is so much advocacy around the issue of contaminated land and water in Maine and that there is an activist approach in dealing with the issues. Clearly, farmers, consumers, decision-makers are recognizing that there is no true “safe” amount, or justifiable amount of PFAS contaminants in our drinking water and soils that we grow our food in.
It remains to be seen if growers at the scale of factory farming and industrial agriculture will demand the same ethical standards when it comes to non-organically grown foods. Agri-chem and other big polluters are often in bed together and have powerful lobbies who can successfully spin narratives making it “acceptable” to continue toxifying the food and water supplies with impunity, a few ppm’s at a time.

]]> By: Mari https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41315 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:23:04 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41315 The article should update its timeline; PFA contamination in Maine was found in milk in 2016 at Stoneridge Farm in Arundel, Maine. I am also curious about how farms are “purging” and “dumping” meat and milk products, since this must ultimately be being reintroduced into the environment.

]]> By: Robert Heinze https://modernfarmer.com/2022/03/maine-farms-pfas-forever-chemicals/#comment-41306 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:02:37 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=145977#comment-41306 Where is the farm that’s “dumping” its contaminated milk dumping it?

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