{"id":29995,"date":"2023-05-19T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T18:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=29995"},"modified":"2023-05-19T14:45:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T18:45:51","slug":"jean-macrae-speaks-to-bdn-about-impact-of-juniper-ridge-landfill-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2023\/05\/19\/jean-macrae-speaks-to-bdn-about-impact-of-juniper-ridge-landfill-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean MacRae speaks to BDN about impact of Juniper Ridge Landfill fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"29013\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29013\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s.jpg\" alt=\"Jean MacRae\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2023\/03\/Jean-MacRae_s-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean MacRae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2023\/05\/17\/news\/bangor\/juniper-ridge-landfill-fire-cause-unknown-n6hjn1me0n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bangor Daily News<\/a> interviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/jean-macrae\/\">Jean MacRae<\/a>, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, about the impact of Monday\u2019s 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. \u201cIt depends on how much [pollutants] got released, how long the fire went on, how much wind was blowing \u2026 . That affects the concentration of where the fire is, and the concentration and how long people were exposed would determine the degree of toxicity,\u201d MacRae said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2023\/05\/18\/macrae-speaks-to-bdn-about-impact-of-juniper-ridge-landfill-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original post published on 91¸£Àû News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bangor Daily News 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\u2019s 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. 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