PFAS and the Future of Rural Land
In this thesis, I will explain how the problem of PFAS chemical contamination on farmland in the United States emerges from and connects with other environmental, agricultural and economic challenges in rural areas. Using Maine as a case study, I will evaluate the policy response that took place in...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024
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| author | Simon, Sarah |
| author2 | Susskind, Lawrence |
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| description | In this thesis, I will explain how the problem of PFAS chemical contamination on farmland in the United States emerges from and connects with other environmental, agricultural and economic challenges in rural areas. Using Maine as a case study, I will evaluate the policy response that took place in 2021-23, and consider what lessons can be learned from Maine’s approach that might apply at a national scale. The thesis concludes with a description of possible futures for contaminated land as a way of exploring the implications of different approaches to dealing with the contamination. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1555032024-07-09T03:14:43Z PFAS and the Future of Rural Land Simon, Sarah Susskind, Lawrence Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning In this thesis, I will explain how the problem of PFAS chemical contamination on farmland in the United States emerges from and connects with other environmental, agricultural and economic challenges in rural areas. Using Maine as a case study, I will evaluate the policy response that took place in 2021-23, and consider what lessons can be learned from Maine’s approach that might apply at a national scale. The thesis concludes with a description of possible futures for contaminated land as a way of exploring the implications of different approaches to dealing with the contamination. M.C.P. 2024-07-08T18:55:36Z 2024-07-08T18:55:36Z 2024-02 2024-06-28T20:58:56.398Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155503 In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted Copyright retained by author(s) https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/ application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| title | PFAS and the Future of Rural Land |
| title_full | PFAS and the Future of Rural Land |
| title_fullStr | PFAS and the Future of Rural Land |
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| title_short | PFAS and the Future of Rural Land |
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