PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 10, 2023
A University of Maine computer scientist is leading an effort to develop an interactive online tool to help government regulators and the general public monitor forever chemical hotspots across the country and help identify what places should be tested next. Torsten Hahmann, an associate professor of spatial computing, wanted to find a way to combine and analyze the growing body of evidence from scientists and government agencies investigating PFAS, otherwise known as per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, in hopes of providing a comprehensive view of a national problem.