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The Public's Right to Know is Secondary to Protecting Trade Secrets in Maine

In my last two posts I told of a new and unprecedented difficulty I was encountering in    mixing a functioning ceramic casting slip . I traced the cause to the Boothbay   water supply and was able to mix a functioning casting slip by using water from a different source. An article published by  NASA, The Role of Water in Slipcasting   identifies a cause of the problem I was experiencing as "n on-deflocculating " additions or contaminates in the water supply. Another word for deflocculant is electrolyte Electrolytes are present in the human body ,  affecting human health and well being. I do not have the expertise to speak on that subject but I can speak about the limitations placed on the ability to know what may be affecting our environment as related to the public-private transportation project underway in close proximity to our summer and winter water supplies. Current law favors private trade secrets over the public's right to know about environmental impact.