{"id":31566,"date":"2024-06-05T14:40:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T18:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=31566"},"modified":"2024-06-05T14:40:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T18:40:35","slug":"pfas-researcher-kopec-interviewed-by-press-herald-on-public-advisories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2024\/06\/05\/pfas-researcher-kopec-interviewed-by-press-herald-on-public-advisories\/","title":{"rendered":"PFAS researcher Kopec interviewed by Press Herald on public advisories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"content\" role=\"main\">\n<figure id=\"19660\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19660\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/dkopec-photo-small-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dianne Kopec\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/dkopec-photo-small-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/dkopec-photo-small-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/dkopec-photo-small-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/dkopec-photo-small-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/04\/dkopec-photo-small.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dianne Kopec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2024\/06\/02\/state-stocks-contaminated-waters-with-fish-then-warns-against-eating-them\/#:~:text=Scientists%20worry%20that%20some%20anglers,Wildlife%20practice%20'super%20disturbing.'\">Portland Press Herald<\/a> interviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/people\/dianne-kopec\/\">Dianne Kopec<\/a>, a PFAS research associate and special project assistant, on data from the state aquatic toxicology unit rendering fish unsafe to eat after a month of exposure to forever chemicals in water. \u201cTheir data should be taken seriously by officials deciding where to encourage fishing and how to alert the public to the serious health risk,\u201d said Kopec, a fellow at the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions. \u201cDo-not-eat advisories mean what they say.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunjournal.com\/2024\/06\/02\/state-stocks-contaminated-waters-with-fish-then-warns-against-eating-them\/\">The Sun Journal<\/a> shared the 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