Soil Sediment

2018 December – Sydney Airport (NSW) – PFAS
2018 December: Centenial Park – Sydney Airport (New South Wales.
2018 – Lord Howe Island (New South Wales) – PFAS
2018 August – Bundaberg Regional Airport (Queensland) – PFAS
2017 December – Ludmilla Creek (Northern Territory) – PFAS
2017 October – Rapid Creek (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2011: Homebush Bay (New South Wales) – PFOS, PFOA
2016 December – Qenos Chemical Plant (Altona Victoria) – PFAS
2017 – 777 Abernethy Road, Forrestfield (Western Australia) – PFOS
2017 – Perry Lakes (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Bulbey Street, Bellevue (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – 200 Barrington Street, Bibra Lake (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Karratha Airport, Gap Ridge (Western Australia) – PFOS
2017 – Port Beach Road, North Fremantle (Western Australia) – PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – Farrington Road, North Lake (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Hay Street, Perth (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Abernethy Road, Forrestfield (Western Australia) – PFHxS, PFOS
2017 December – Bullsbrook (Western Australia) – PFAS
2018 June: Perth Airport Groundwater (Western Australia). PFAS, PFOS
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Australian PFAS Map

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pfas.australianmap.net is a detailed resource, providing information relating to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) substances. PFAS chemicals have been described as “the next asbestos” and have been used in a diverse range of products including: fire fighting foam, scotchguard, non-stick cookware etc. They are bio-accumulative and repel water. They are ubiquitous in the environment.

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Australian PFAS Map

This map hopes to inform the general public about the location of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) substances in the Australian environment.

PFAS chemicals are now ubiquitous in the environment being concentrated in waterways and sediment. The most controversy with their use has been in fire fighting foams used on military bases, airports and industrial areas.

PFAS chemicals have also been used in domestic houses, with common non-stick cookware and the stain repellent spray, Scotchguard being widely used by the public. Some of the highest PFAS levels have been detected in homes and where Scotchguard has been used – including vehicles.

PFAS chemicals have been linked to a number of diseases, yet the Australian Government stubbornly refuses to end the use of PFAS chemicals in Australia, even after they have been banned overseas.