2010’s

2019 October: Caltex Fuel Depot Kingaroy (Queensland)
2018 December: PFAS found at former BHP steelworks (Mayfield) NSW
2017: Allyn River (NSW) PFAS pollution
2018 October: Throsby Creek (NSW). Advice of Seafood
2018: Hunter River Estuary (NSW) Health Advice on Sea Food
2018: Dietary Advice Tilligerry Creek (NSW).
2019: Salt Ash (New South Wales) PFAS pollution from Williamtown Air Base
2017: Cabbage Tree Road, Williamtown (NSW) Cancer and Health Impacts
2015: Fullerton Cove (NSW) Polluted from Williamtown Base
2010’s: Moorebank Intermodal Terminal Site (Sydney NSW)
2017/20: Ship Creek, Port Central (Gladstone). Fish warning
2019 February: Lakes in Idalia, Townsville (Queensland). Fish Warning
2020: Industrial Site. 521 Dundas Street, Forrestfield, Western Australia. PFAS
2020 – DFES Training Academy (Forrestfield, Western Australia). PFAS
November 25 2015: Aurora Water Treatment Plant (Wollert, Victoria). PFOA
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: 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
2017-2020: Gippsland Water Factory (Morwell) Industrial Waste Inlet and Domestic Waste Inlet
2017-2020: Briagolong (Victoria). Inlet to Water Treatment Plant + Reticulation
2019/20: Dubbo Groundwater (NSW) – PFAS
2018/20: Hoxton Park Rural Fire Service (NSW) – Sediment
2018: Lavington (Rural Fire Service) (NSW) – Sediment
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 Estuary (Victoria). PFAS various
2018: Newlands Lake (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Bolac (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Wat Wat (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Curlip, (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Junction of Goulburn and Rubicon Rivers (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Nagambie (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Aire River, Otway Ranges (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Jones Bay, Bairnsdale (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Loddon River, Jarklin (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Serpentine Creek – Boort Region (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2008: Greens Lake – Corop (Vic). Water Fowl PFOS + PFHxS
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 August: West Lake Residents Warned PFAS Sewerage Sludge (South Australia)
2019: Petrie Paper Mill (Queensland) – PFAS
2016 Nov: HMAS Cerberus (Victoria) – PFAS
2019 May: Mavie Street, Darwin (Northern Territory) – Contaminated Waste
2019: 42 Quill Way, Henderson (Western Australia) – PFAS
2019: 230 Gull Road, Nambeelup (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
2018 – Wangaratta (Victoria) – PFHxS, PFOS
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 October: Call for Blood Tests for nearby Residents (Ipswich, Queensland) – PFAS
2019: Camp Kerr, Wallu (Queensland) . PFAS Bore Water
2017/18 – Rio Tinto Australia Weipa (Queensland) – PFAS
2019 October – Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro (NSW) – PFAS
2019 August – Rickabys Creek, Londonderry (NSW) – PFAS
2019: North Richmond Water Filtration Plant (NSW). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
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

Australian PFAS Map

About

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.