3/4/2025: Campvale Canal, Medowie (NSW)
We recently collected a water sample from Campvale Drain, located just down from the Medowie Waste Water Pumping Station. The water sample contained two different ways of analysing PFAS/PFOA and also checked for e-coli and coliforms. The coliforms found in the water appear to be at very high levels, although not for e-coli. Additionally, PFAS/PFOA readings appear to be within current fresh water guidelines, which we’re a little surprised about given the slight bubbling visible in the sample below and the presence of a thin chemical film on top of the sample. Please see water sample in Eurofins collections container.
Sum of PFHxS + PFOS: 0.018ug/L
Sum of enHealth PFAS (PFHxS+PFOS+PFOA) 0.019ug/L
Sum of PFASs (n=30) 0.025ug/L
Sum of US EPA PFAS (PFOA + PFOS) 0.016ug/L
Sum of WA DWER PFAS (n=10) 0.023ug/L
PFPeA 0.002ug/L, PFHxA 0.002ug/L, PFOA 0.001ug/L, PFDA 0.002ug/L, PFHxS 0.003ug/L, PFOS 0.015ug/L
