Jean MacRae speaks to BDN about impact of Juniper Ridge Landfill fire
The interviewed Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, about the impact of Monday鈥檚 fire at Juniper Ridge Landfill. MacRae said that during an uncontrolled burn, contaminants such as carbon dioxide, particulate matter and dioxins are released into the air. 鈥淚t depends on how much [pollutants] got released, how long the fire went on, how much wind was blowing 鈥 . That affects the concentration of where the fire is, and the concentration and how long people were exposed would determine the degree of toxicity,鈥 MacRae said.