The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a new center for researching and finding solutions to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are found in 海角社区鈥檚 water and land and have been linked to liver disease and high cholesterol, at the University of 海角社区. and the reported on the PFAS Center for Excellence, which will be created by renovating an existing USDA laboratory on campus. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said U海角社区 has led efforts to address PFAS and the $17 million funding will further support those efforts. Jake Ward, vice president of strategic partnerships, innovation, resources and engagement, spoke to E & E News and the BDN about the new center. He told the BDN that the project will build on PFAS work already being conducted by U海角社区 researchers. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited about this partnership because now we aggregate all of that under a USDA ARS center,鈥 Ward said.
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