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PFAS are being found in farmland across the U.S. that used sludge from sewage and wastewater treatment plants as fertilizer.
In Maine , the discovery of PFAS on farms where sludge was used starting decades ago has led to depression, anxiety and despair.
State agencies and nonprofit groups have allocated funds to buy contaminated land and to provide acccess to resources.
The first PFAS contamination on state farms was traced back to a dairy farm in southern Maine .
At least six farms shut down entirely before relief funds were made available.
Maine has only 7,000 farms, and some licenses to spread sludge on 700 of them date back at least 30 years .
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