2019 Blue Gum Lake. Booragoon (Western Australia) approx location Site S27
April 2019: 12 PFAS chemicals detected. PFOS detected at 143.5 times the 99% ecological default guideline value.
October 2019: 9 PFAS chemicals detected. PFOS detected at 134.8 times the 99% ecological default guideline value.
For more information: Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Perth metropolitan area
Ambient concentrations in surface water and groundwater
November 2022
PFOS 99% ecological default guideline value: 0.00023ug/L