Environmental officials confirm PFAS contamination in fish from Brunswick spill

MAINE PUBLIC • January 22, 2025

Samples of fish taken near the former naval airbase in Brunswick have been found to be contaminated by PFAS chemicals from this past summer's spill of toxic firefighting foam. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said concentrations of forever chemicals in softshell clams, blue mussels and oysters were well above what are considered acceptable levels. The results took months to obtain due to complexity involved in testing fish tissue samples, the DEP said.