{"id":1585,"date":"2026-04-02T14:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:41:04","slug":"water-water-everywhere-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1585","title":{"rendered":"Water, Water, Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d7730ea1aa2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d7730ea1aa2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-01-Compressed-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1586\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-01-Compressed-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-01-Compressed-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-01-Compressed-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-01-Compressed-1536x1498.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-01-Compressed-500x488.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-01-Compressed.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Thursday, <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> participated in the <strong>Maine Sustainability and Water Conference<\/strong> at the <strong>Augusta Civic Center<\/strong>. The annual gathering assembles professionals, researchers, consultants, citizens, students, regulators, and planners to exchange information and new findings related to sustainability and water resource issues in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d7730ea2133&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d7730ea2133\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-02-Compressed-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1587\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4840951617214648;width:274px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-02-Compressed-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-02-Compressed-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-02-Compressed-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-02-Compressed-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-02-Compressed-500x337.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-02-WSWC-02-Compressed.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During the conference, Senior Research Scientist <strong>Christoph Aeppli<\/strong> presented findings from a multi-year PFAS monitoring project in Casco Bay. 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