UNCP Mass Comm

Hope you are enjoying your summer… if you have something you would like to submit on our Mass Comm page please email Professor Terence Dollard or myself SallyAnn Clark and we will gladly post it…

beginning July 1st Dr. Jamie Litty begins her new position with College of Arts and Sciences so she will no longer be responsible for our departments’ social media… while we will miss her we wish her the best in her new position…

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Researchers in the Department of Geology and Geography are providing free testing of water in Robeson County to eligible households who are on private wells. Their research on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), often referred to as "forever chemicals," helps improve understanding of groundwater quality in the community.

The research is supported by NC Collaboratory funding. As part of the project, collected data will be shared with the funding agencies and interested parties. Participants will receive a copy of their individual test results.

To be eligible, a well must not have been tested previously for PFAS, and a record of the well construction that was submitted to the NC Department of Environmental Quality is needed. For more information on how to get involved, residents may contact Dr. Madan Maharjan in the Department of Geology and Geography at [email protected]

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