Water Pollution

2020 November: Port Pirie Smelter (South Australia). PFAS detected in groundwater
2/6/20: Boags Rock Outfall (Melbourne Water)
6/5/20: Lake Borrie (Victoria)
21/4/20: Murtcaim Main Drain – Melbourne Water – Point Wilson
2017 – 2020: EPA Licensed Point. Western Treatment Plant Outlet (Melbourne Water). Cocoroc (Victoria). 145 West Main Drain
2017-2020: EPA Licence Point Western Treatment Plant (Melbourne Water) Cocoroc (Victoria) – PFAS
2010 September: Yarra Lilydale Sewerage Treatment Plant. PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA
2017: Stratford (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Seaspray (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Maffra (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Drouin (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Willow Grove (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Rawson (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Warragul Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Neerim South (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Dutson Downs Waste Water Treatment Facility (Victoria)
2017: Sale Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria)
2017-2020: Seaspray (Victoria). Reticulation Site and Raw Water Inlet
2016-2018: Sale (Victoria) Reticulation
2017-2020: Gippsland Water Factory (Morwell) Industrial Waste Inlet and Domestic Waste Inlet
2017-2020: Briagolong (Victoria). Inlet to Water Treatment Plant + Reticulation
26/8/20: West Lakes Storm Drain (South Australia). PFOS, PFHxS
2019/20: Dubbo Groundwater (NSW) – PFAS
2020: Dawesley Creek (South Australia). Water and sediment
2020: CFS Brukunga (South Australia) – PFAS
2012: Maribyrnong River (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Stony Creek (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Yarra River Estuary (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Koroit Creek Estuary (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Laverton Creek Estuary (Vic). PFAS chemicals
2012: Werribee River (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Werribee River Estuary (Victoria). PFAS various
2020 September: Wreck Bay (NSW). Fears regarding PFAS contamination of drinking water. Loss of cultural practices
2018: Richardsons Lagoon – Echuca (Victoria). PFOA in water, PFOS + PFHxS in Waterfowl
2018: Lake King North (Victoria). PFHxS, PFOS
2018: Loddon River, Boort (Victoria). PFOS, PFHxS
2018: Reedy Lake (Victoria). Water Fowl, PFOS, PFHxS, PFAS
2018: Lake Cullen (Victoria). PFOS, PFHxS
2018: Lake Wellington (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2020 September: Oakey Beef Exports files Legal Action in Supreme Court against Federal Government
2020 August: West Lake Residents Warned PFAS Sewerage Sludge (South Australia)
2020 July: Chelsea (Victoria). Contaminated Groundwater
2020 July: Bonbeach (Victoria). Contaminated Ground Water
July 2020: Edithvale (Victoria) – Contaminated Bore Water
2020 March: Gippsland Farmer PFAS Exposure
2019: Petrie Paper Mill (Queensland) – PFAS
2016 Nov: HMAS Cerberus (Victoria) – PFAS
2019: 42 Quill Way, Henderson (Western Australia) – PFAS
2019: 1094 Toodyay Road, Red Hill (Western Australia) – PFAS
2019 – Perth Stadium Site (Western Australia) – PFAS
2019 – Rendezvous Road – Vasse (Western Australia) – PFAS
2019 – Old Cadjebut Mine (Western Australia) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW56 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW14 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW88 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW13 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW18 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Sites SW84 & SW16 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW69 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW12 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW11 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek Site SW70 (Queensland) – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek (site SW10) Queensland – PFAS
2017 – Westbrook Creek, Oakey (site SW 87) Queensland – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek (site SW59) Queensland – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek (Site SW 58) Queensland – PFAS
2017 – Oakey Creek (Site SW60) Queensland – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek (Site SW62) Queensland – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek (Site SWO4) Queensland – PFAS
2017: Oakey Creek (Site SWO5) Queensland
2017/18 – Biloela (Queensland) – PFHxS
2017 March – Christies Beach Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia). PFOS, PFOA
2011+2015 – Yarra River (Yering Gorge) – PFOA
2019 November: Westfalen Community Garden (Collingwood Park, Queensland) – PFAS
2019 November – Cleanaway Landfill (Ipswich, Queensland) – PFAS
2019: Camp Kerr, Wallu (Queensland) . PFAS Bore Water
2017/18 – Rio Tinto Australia Weipa (Queensland) – PFAS
2019 August – Rickabys Creek, Londonderry (NSW) – PFAS
2018: Bundamba Creek u/s Amberley (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Bundamba Creek – George Palmer Park (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018 May: Ross River (Queensland). PFAS in Fish
2018: Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland
2018: Viva Energy Pinkenba Storages (Queensland). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2019: Brymaroo (Queensland). PFHxS, PFOS
2018: Oakey Groundwater 2km west (Queensland). PFHxS, PFOS
2018 January: Oakey Residents Contaminated Creek (Queensland). PFOS, PFOA
2018/19: Joseph Brady Park (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018/19 – Bremer River at Cunningham Highway (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018/19: Bundamba Creek near Bremer River (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018/19: Bundamba Creek Racecourse (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018/19 – Swanbank Lake (Queensland). Fish Samples PFOS + PFHxS
2018. Kooringal Water Treatment Plant, Wagga Wagga (NSW). PFAS
2018: Forest Hill Sewerage Treatment Plant, Wagga Wagga (NSW). PFAS
2019 September: Sunshine Coast Council to Pump PFAS into Ocean. (Queensland)
2018 April: Five Mile Beach (1km) Hobart Airport (Tasmania) – PFOS, PFHxS
2018 April: Five Mile Beach 500m Hobart Airport (Tasmania) – PFOS + PFHxS
2018 April – Five Mile Beach 250m – Hobart Airport (Tasmania) – PFOS + PFHxS
2018 April – Hobart Airport Sinclair Creek (Tasmania) – PFOS + PFHxS
2018 April – Hobart Airport Sinclair Creek (3) (Tasmania) – PFOS + PFHxS
2018 April – Hobart Airport Sinclair Creek (2) (Tasmania) – PFOS + PFHxS

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.

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.