[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Cannabis may be a surprising solution to Maine’s ‘forever chemicals’ problem" at former Loring Air Force Base

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cannabis may be a surprising solution to Maine’s ‘forever chemicals’ problem


by Julia Bayly
Bangor Daily News
January 16, 2022

When the U.S. government turned over more than 600 acres of the former Loring Air Force Base to the Aroostook Band of Micmacs in 2009, the land was so polluted it was categorized as a federal superfund site.

While many of the toxins have been removed, concerning levels remain in the soil and water. 

It turns out that when it comes to neutralizing at least one group of toxic chemicals, the solution may be planting cannabis. Lots of it.

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For the entire article, see
https://bangordailynews.com/2022/01/16/homestead/cannabis-may-be-a-surprising-solution-to-maines-forever-chemicals-problem-joam40zk0w/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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