Lavarack Barracks, Queensland
May – October 2018
https://www.defence.gov.au/Environment/PFAS/Docs/Lavarack/Presentations/201805LavarackBarracksPresentation.pdf
Four groundwater samples collected from registered bores in the Investigation Area.
Two samples contain PFAS above assessment criteria.
•33 surface water samples were collected in the off-Base Investigation Area and Ross River. 13 samples contained detectable PFAS. 8 samples exceeded assessment criteria.
•20 sediment samples were collected in the off-Base Investigation Area and Ross River. 5 samples contained detectable PFAS. No samples exceeded assessment criteria.
•One soil sample was collected. PFAS were not detected in this sample.
•31 biota samples were collected from Ross River. 18 samples exceeded assessment criteria.
Detailed site investigation Lavarack Barracks PFAS Investigation Rev 4 Dec 2019
https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20230427183955mp_/https://defence.gov.au/Environment/PFAS/docs/Lavarack/
Reports/20191203LavarackBarracksDetailedSiteInvestigationReport.pdf
Table 6.8: Summary of groundwater analytical results for PFAS Pages 77-78 2018
PSC-1 Golf Course
18/10/2018 MW123A 11.8ug/l PFHxS+PFOS
27/9/2018 MW007 2.57ug/l PFHxS+PFOS
Former Service Station
16/10/2018 MW064 4.151ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
17/10/2018 MW065 17.7 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
17/10/2018 MW067 2.1 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
20/9/2018 MW101 0.64 ug/L PFOS
Suspected AFFF Disposal Area (PSC-2)
21/9/2018 MW102 4.5 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
31/8/2018 MW104 320 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS, 9.3 ug/L PFOA
31/8/2018 MW105 76 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Former Helicopter Squadron (PSC-3)
26/9/2018 MW122 5.3 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
31/8/2018 MW126 171 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
31/8/2018 MW128 620 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS, 18 ug/L PFOA
Former Fire Station (PSC-4)
10/10/2018 MW138 10.1 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Former Caribou Airfield (PSC-10)
18/10/2018 MW072 94 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Monocell (PSC-5)
18/10/2018 MW073 1.73 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
13/10/2018 MW074 72 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Former FTA (PSC-6)
11/10/2018 MW110 6.8 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
21/9/2018 MW130 3.38 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Former B Squadron (PSC -11)
21/9/2018 MW131 7.4 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
16/10/2018 MW02A 2.22 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Stockpile Designated Area 2 (PSC-12)
10/10/2018 MW135 3.8 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
10/10/2018 MW136 0.81 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
10/10/2018 MW137 0.79 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
10/10/2018 MW140 0.8 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
16/10/2018 MW141 3.97 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Land 121 Project (PSC7)
17/10/2018 MW017 7.0 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW028 4.9 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW029 4.6 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW030 3.5 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Former Helicopter Landing Area (PSC-8)
4/6/2018 MW055 0.89 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
4/6/2018 MW056 0.74 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Suspected FTA (PSC-9)
19/9/32018 MW112 7.4 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
18/9/2018 MW114 5.48 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
13/10/2018 MW115 1.57 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Former Caribou Airfield (PSC-10)
12/9/2018 MW139 4.3 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
30/8/2018 MW18 21.1 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
30/8/2018 MW21 2.2 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Eastern Base Boundary
12/10/2018 MW117B 23.3 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
3/9/2018 MW119 0.804 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Off Base Residential and Commercial Bores
14/5/2018 MW312 0.6 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
14/4/2018 MW313 0.69 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
15/5/2018 MW319 0.98 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
9/8/2018 MW226 0.152 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
11/5/2018 MW308 0.104 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Sub Catchments G (Refer App A Fig 9)
G 11/9/2018 MW203 0.92 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
R 11/9/2018 MW236B 0.65 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
Z 11/9/2018 MW232 0.162 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS
J 12/9/2018 MW220A 0.15 ug/L PFHxS+PFOS