Well Water Contamination: Lessons Learned Over the Past Three Decades

Well Water Contamination: Lessons Learned Over the Past Three Decades

Institution/Department

Pediatrics; Maine Medical Center

Publication Date

8-28-2025

Disciplines

Medical Education | Pediatrics

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OBJECTIVES:

1) Understand that more than half of Maine’s population rely on private wells for their drinking water

2) Identify the major chemical contaminants commonly encountered in drinking water and their clinical and public health significance

3) Understand current well water testing behavior, initiatives to improve testing, and how to connect patients with test services

4) Understand possible roles for primary care providers to promote well water safety

Well Water Contamination: Lessons Learned Over the Past Three Decades

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