BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 27, 2025
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday added six entries to a growing list of Maine water bodies where fishing is not recommended because of high levels of toxic “forever chemicals.” The updated advisories, which recommend limiting consumption of all fish, or certain fish, from six water bodies, come after tests of fish in the locations found levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, that were above the Maine CDC’s recommended levels for regular consumption. The updated list includes Lovejoy Pond in Albion; Sebasticook River in Burnham and Benton; Collyer Brook in Gray; Androscoggin Lake in Leeds and Wayne; Annabessacook Lake in Monmouth and Winthrop; and Messalonskee Stream in Waterville.