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PFAS from 2024 spill are showing up in Harpswell’s birds
pressherald.com · 4d
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A tagged eagle chick in a nest on Harpswell Sound. Blood samples from eagles and eiders around Harpswell show high levels of PFAS after the August 2024 spill of firefighting foam at Brunswick Landing. (Micah Miller/Biodiversity Research Institute photo) " data-image-caption=" A tagged eagle chick in a nest on Harpswell Sound. Blood samples from eagles and eiders around Harpswell show high levels of PFAS after the August 2024 spill of firefighting foam at Brunswick Landing. (Micah Miller/Biodiversity Research Institute photo) " data-large-file="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/09/HA-tagged-eagle-chick-091126.jpg?w=780" /> Just over two years ago, a malfunction at Brunswick Executive Airport released 1,450 gallons of PFAS-containing foam mixed with 50,000 gallons of water, which spilled into local waterways.
First report: ‘Forever chemicals’ are showing up in midcoast birds 2 years after spill — bangordailynews.com, 6d
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