Why not join Sunrise Senior College’s resident environmental expert, Meredith Harris, in this special one session discussion on PFAS. We hear about this subject almost daily and we have concerns that it may be affecting our lives. Meredith will give us a high-level understanding of PFAS (short for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), why this environmental contaminant is such an issue and help give us a clearer understanding of why it has been getting a lot of news coverage, particularly here in Maine where some dairy farms were forced to shut down due to the presence of elevated PFAS. More than 60 Maine farms have been identified as having unsafe levels of PFAS chemicals in their soil and water, largely from municipal sludge spread on farms as fertilizer for decades. This one session class will provide you with an overview about what PFAS are, how you might be affected, what state and federal agencies are doing about it, and what you can do. Knowledge is power! We hope you will join us to learn about this important environmental health topic.
Instructor: Meredith Harris is a licensed professional engineer and has been working in the environmental industry for 28 years. She has designed and implemented investigation and cleanups of many contaminated sites throughout the eastern U.S.
Class Information: This is a hybrid class - held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 and via Zoom.
All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant. The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms. Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible. SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.
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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $15.00 fee.
Important: If you are not currently a current member of Sunrise Senior College (SSC) but are planning on joining SSC as a member today. Make sure you answer that “Your SSC membership is current” when checking out so the we can properly bill you for this class.
Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may incur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, any materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.