For those interested in #PFAS blood testing, here's some info you can bring to discuss with your physician:
💠CPT code: 82542
💠Quest Diagnostics test code: 39307
💠ICD-10 code Z13.88
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Physicians may use ICD-10 code Z13.88 (screening for disorders that may be related to environmental contaminants) to support the need for PFAS blood testing.
⚠️ Note: Insurance coverage for PFAS testing varies. Check with your insurer for details! ⚠️
If you are interested in testing your blood for #PFAS, here's some info you can bring to discuss with your physician:
💠CPT code: 82542
💠Quest Diagnostics test code: 39307
(CPT is the code for a physician to order PFAS tested in the blood)
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Rep. Ankeles (bill sponsor):
“Whether you live in a water district or you rely on a well, you shouldn’t have to worry about what will happen to you and your family when you fill your cup. That is why I will continue to advocate for this bill until it is fully funded and signed into law.”
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LD 2115 would establish the Well Contamination Response Fund within #Maine DEP to fund investigation, sampling, monitoring, abatement, remediation or mitigation #PFAS contamination in soil and groundwater, including in private drinking water wells.
In case you missed it—
Slides: media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/17/...
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Reminder: Navy visits Brunswick Feb. 26 to discuss Superfund cleanup
2 public events (attend both if able):
💠Evening meeting - informative for all
💠Open House - especially useful for Landing residents and property/business owners
A good turnout shows the Navy our community demands proper cleanup!
A photo of a bald eagle perched on a branch with both wings raised, as if the eagle has just landed. Attribution: Andy Morffew. Creative Commons license: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bald_Eagle_%28Haliaeetus_leucocephalus%29_in_Kachemak_Bay,_Alaska.jpg
PFAS Exposure in Common Eiders and Bald Eagles in Northern Casco Bay Following 2024 #PFAS Spill
"very preliminary findings demonstrate that PFAS are biomagnifying up the food web to both species via their aquatic diets"
#FriendsofMerrymeetingBay
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Reminder: Navy visits Brunswick Feb. 26 to discuss Superfund cleanup
2 public events (attend both if able):
💠Evening meeting - informative for all
💠Open House - especially useful for Landing residents and property/business owners
A good turnout shows the Navy our community demands proper cleanup!
Good news: Rep. Dan Ankeles' "Well Contamination Response Bill" moves closer to becoming law
Could help some well owners in #Maine near a contamination source with testing, remediation
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Text of bill here:
www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/...
#PFAS
"What do non-stick pans, firefighting foam and many of our couches, carpets and cosmetics have in common?"
(Yep, it's #PFAS)
PBS "explores these chemicals and how we can protect ourselves"
“All the wells anywhere near the old Navy base should undergo certified testing paid for by the state of Maine … Ordinary citizens like myself cannot afford to sue the federal government for redress.”
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#PFAS
👉 MDI Bio Lab Online Science Cafe:
Forever Chemicals in Northern New England—Feb 9, 2026
Join Megan Romano (Dartmouth) for an overview to #PFAS — where they are found, and what is known and still unknown about exposure. The talk will highlight research underway in Northern New England. 🧪👩🔬 🌎 🦤
Save the date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Land Use Control Open House & Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting for Former Naval Air Station #Brunswick
Land Use Control Open House
12 - 2 pm
MRRA, 15 Terminal Drive
RAB
6 - 8 pm
Brunswick Town Hall
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Brunswick is pictured below — ironic that we're not the town doing the suing 🤔❔🤔
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“I think I finally feel this moment in time where it's not just left or right, it's not just environmentalists, it's people of all stripes who are saying, 'What's going on here? And how do we remove more of these chemicals?” said Pingree. @pingree.house.gov
#PFAS
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Read Dr. Page's summary of the RAB meeting here:
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Tune into the Brunswick Town Council meeting tomorrow (Tuesday), January 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Dr. David Page will update the Town Council on the recent Restoration Advisory Board meeting for the former Brunswick Naval Air Station
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Brunswick residents continue to speak out about the ongoing damages to natural resources:
"Neither MRRA nor the Navy seem to be interested in actually filtering the #PFAS out of the stormwater before it gets to Mere Brook and then into Harpswell Cove"
Tune into the Brunswick Town Council meeting on Tuesday, January 20 6:30 pm
David Page of the Brunswick Area Citizens for a Safe Environment (BACSE) will report on the Restoration Advisory Board meeting for the former Brunswick Naval Air Station Superfund site
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Great deep dive into Maine's new drinking water limits for #PFAS (adopted in December 2025)
💠Timeline for roll-out of the new rule?
💠What about private well owners?
The Press Herald's @penelopeoverton.bsky.social
answers these questions, and more
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This Wednesday! Free zoom event (registration required)
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A screenshot of a portion of a bill introduced by Senators and Shaheen. The text visible in the screenshot reads: A BILL To provide for the periodic issuance of up-to-date clinical guidance on addressing the health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Better Care for PFAS4 Patients Act of 2026’’. Comment
Senators Collins (R-ME) and Shaheen (D-NH) Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Clinicians Provide Care for Patients Exposed to #PFAS
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Rep. Dan Ankeles (via Facebook): We had a productive first day of session in Augusta today, and I also received some good news about a couple of my bills. First, we were able to get most of the new bills for the year sent to all of the appropriate policy committees. Then we recalled a handful of bills from the governor’s desk that were in limbo, which is actually a good thing because it signals that the legislative branch and the executive branch were able to reach a compromise that will get the bill signed into law. After session we had a quick press conference on the Democratic side to talk about a number of items designed to lower different components of the cost of living, from electricity to housing to food assistance. The word of the year for me continues to be “triage” as we try to address the fallout from legislation and executive orders at the federal level. In terms of my own bills, we sent my brand new private well assistance legislation to the committee I serve on: Environment and Natural Resources. And then just a little while ago, Governor Mills announced that LD 222, which authorizes the takeback and removal of toxic firefighting foam throughout the state of Maine, will be allowed to go into law this Friday. I am over the moon, but I know that we still have to push to fund the effort using future legislation. I’ve been around long enough to know that anything that costs money requires patience and usually multiple attempts.
Comments from Rep. Dan Ankeles, the sponsor of LD 222 and two other "spill" bills
(via Facebook)
Way to go, Maine: LD 222 will become law Friday
Creates a voluntary, statewide takeback program in Maine for firefighting foam laden with forever chemicals
Hopefully, this law will prevent other #PFAS disasters like Brunswick's
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Could “Biochar Bags” help combat #PFAS pollution?
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