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All About Arsenic+

A citizen science collaboration with communities to assess arsenic and other toxic contaminants in water, soil, and crops

Healthy Water, Healthy Aging: Reducing Environmental Exposures for Mainers


The Healthy Water, Healthy Aging project engages Mainers throughout their lifespan in a study of drinking water contamination exposures on health and well-being through surveys and testing tap water for the presence of arsenic and other toxic metals.

Communicating Data: Drinking Water Sampling by Schools in ME and NH


Communicating Data is a school-based citizen science effort to collect drinking water samples for analysis of arsenic and other toxic metals. Students are learning to analyze data and communicate their findings to help improve public health in their communities.

Orchards, Gardens, and Fields: Soil and Crop Sampling


The Orchards, Gardens, and Fields project connects schools and community partners in assessing arsenic and other toxic metals in water, soil, and crops, especially in agricultural areas of Maine with a history of arsenical pesticide use.