"More than two years after learning drinking water and milk tanks on his
100-year-old Stoneridge Farm were contaminated with a class of chemicals
linked to cancer and other health concerns, farmer Fred Stone still
can't sell his milk and is losing hundreds of dollars a day, every day.
"Stone said he never knew the wastewater sludge he was licensed by the
state to spread on his fields and other fields across York County
contained PFAS, a class of industrial chemicals linked to cancer,
fertility issues, hormone disruption and more."
A recent Bangor Daily News article reported on the dangers of the use of wastewater sludge (previously deemed to be acceptable) on farmlands in Maine (and, by extension, potentially elsewhere).
To access a copy of the complete Bangor Daily News report, please visit:
Bangor Daily News: Maine dairy farm plagued by chemical contaminants may be ‘tip of the toxic iceberg' (23 MAR 19)
Background information:
Environmental Health Strategy Center
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