Since 1979, the Mitchell Center has been publishing Informational Digests to provide environmental research and policy information to the general public in an easily accessible format. Recent digests are published as html and pdf (Adobe Acrobat) documents. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat.

For copies of digests that are not currently on-line, please e-mail the Mitchell Center at UMGMC@maine.edu with the name and publication date of the digest and your mailing address, and we will send one to you.

June 2005	Arsenic in Maine Groundwater: Guidance for Small Water Systems (available as html document or pdf document)
May 2005	A Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena (available as html document or pdf document)
Feb. 2005	The Effects of the 2001-2002 Drought on Maine Drinking Water Supplies (available as html document or pdf document)
May 2004	Safe Drinking Water (new update) (available as html document or pdf document)
May 2004	Protecting Groundwater Supplies: Maine's Source Water Protection Program (update) (available as html document or pdf document)
Feb. 2003	Measuring the Impact of Development on Maine Surface Waters (available as html document or pdf document)
Feb. 2002	Maine's Public Law 761: Improving Public Water Supply Protection
Aug. 1995	Maine Rivers and Streams
Mar. 1995	Maine Lakes
May 1994	Our Energy Future
May 1994	The Forests of Maine
May 1994	Access to Coastal and Inland Waters
May 1990	Geographic Information Systems in Maine
May 1989	Chemical Threats to Maine's Inland Waters
Feb. 1989	Community Planning
Feb. 1989	Public Participation and Planning: Involving People in the Decision-making Process
Dec. 1987	The Flood of April 1987
Apr. 1987	Removing Radon from Water Using Granular Activated Carbon Absorption
Jun. 1987	Safe Drinking Water: From Wells and Surface Waters
May 1987	Giardia: A Drinking Water Health Threat to Campers, Hikers and Others
Jun. 1986	Radon in Water and Air: Health Risks and Control Measures
Mar. 1986	Play it Safe with Groundwater
Mar. 1986	The Maine Seacoast
Mar. 1986	The Maine Seacoast Statistical Supplement
Jan. 1986	The People of Maine
Sep. 1985	Private Wells: Guidelines for obtaining a safe supply of drinking water
Jun. 1985	Ozone: An Air Pollutant Affecting Vegetation and Human Health
May 1985	The Economy of Maine
May 1985	The Economy of Maine Statistical Supplement
Mar. 1985	Maine's Groundwater
Aug. 1984	Maine Rivers and Streams
Feb. 1984	Land Use Control: Making the Laws Work
Jan. 1984	Acid Deposition and Forest Decline
Apr. 1981	Maine's Prime Recreation Lakes