https://www.ecowatch.com/maine-pfas-wildlife-deer-turkey.html
"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals,
have been found in groundwater, tap water, bottled water and food packaging.
Now, officials in Maine are warning that these chemicals may be turning up in
wild game in certain parts of the state, and that hunters should refrain from
eating what they kill.
This hunting season, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
(MDIFW) and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC)
have put out a “Do Not Eat” Advisory after finding high levels of PFAS in soil
in some areas of the state. Affected areas under the advisory include Albion,
Fairfield, Freedom, Skowhegan, Unity and Unity Township. Hunters can check the
affected areas in the advisory map.
The advisory warns hunters against eating any parts of white-tailed deer or
wild turkey hunted in the affected areas. For these areas, hunters will be
limited to hunting for sport and trophy, rather than making full use of the
animals they’ve hunted.
“The advisory areas encompass areas that have been contaminated by high levels
of PFAS through the spreading of municipal and/or industrial sludge that
contained PFAS,” the department said, as reported by The Associated Press.
“Deer and turkey feeding in these contaminated areas have ingested these
chemicals and now have PFAS in their meat and organs.”
An investigation into PFAS contamination in local wildlife began back in 2016
after the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF)
found high levels of a common compound, PFOS, in milk at a dairy farm in
Arundel, Maine. In 2020, high levels of PFOS were again detected in two dairy
farms located in Fairfield, Maine.
Following these events, officials began testing PFAS in soil and wildlife
throughout the state and are continuing to check for PFAS in sludge and septage
from septic systems."
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