TIMES RECORD • July 7, 2025
Brunswick Landing has taken another step to rid itself of toxic firefighting foam, as policymakers seek to understand — and eventually remove — Maine’s stock of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). American Airlines purchased 5,925 gallons of AFFF concentrate — a fire suppressing foam that contains a toxic PFAS compound known as PFOS — from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, the organization that manages Brunswick Landing. The airline removed the AFFF from MRRA property on July 3. Now home to businesses, residences and the Brunswick Executive Airport, the former base was the site of an August 2024 spill that released 1,450 gallons of AFFF concentrate mixed with 50,000 gallons of water from Hangar 4, polluting local ecosystems and wells.