2010’s

2019 Kilmore Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria) – PFAS
2019/20: Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017-21: Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant – PFAS
2018-21: Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2018 – 2021 Northern Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Lorne Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017 – 2021: Colac Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Apollo Bay Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017 – 2021: Anglesea Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
12/9/19: Upper Stony Creek Reservoir #2 (Victoria). PFPeA
12/9/19: Upper Stony Creek Reservoir #1 (Victoria). PFOS
13/9/19: Bostok Reservoir Outlet (Victoria). PFPeA
16/9/20: Birregurra Basin #1 (Victoria). PFAS
15/1/18: Teesdale Catchment Water. PFAS
2018: Lorne (Victoria). PFAS in Water Supply
2018: Gellibrand Catchment Water. PFAS
2019?: Metung Primary Lagoon. PFAS
15/1/18: Mallacoota Raw Water Storage. PFAS
15/1/18: Cann River – PFAS
15/1/18: Bemm River – PFAS
16/1/18: Orbost Raw Water Storage Basin. PFOS
12/11/19: Orbost Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFPeA
2018?: Dinner Plain Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
15/1/18: Dinner Plain Raw Water Storage. PFAS
15/1/18: Omeo Raw Water Storage. PFAS
11/4/19: Farm site near Lake Victoria Road. PFAS
2018/19: Bruce’s Track Biosolids (Victoria). PFAS
2017: Lindenow Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2019? Paynesville Waste Water Treatment Plant + Bark Hill Road Farm. PFAS
2019: Lakes Entrance Sludge Lagoon. PFAS
2019?: Bairnsdale Constructed Wetland & Treelot. PFAS
2018: Yarrawonga Waste Water Treatment Plant. Biosolids/PFAS
2018: Baranduda Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS/Biosolids
2019: Rutherglen Waste Water Treatment Plant. Recycled Water PFAS
2019: Yackandandah Waste Water Treatment Plant
2018/19: Dartmouth Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Bright Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Mount Beauty Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Myrtleford Waste Water Treatment Plant – PFAS
2018/19: Wangaratta Waste Water Treatment Plant + Biosolids. PFAS multiple
2018/19: Beechworth Recycled Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Wodonga Waste Water Treatment Plant Discharge/Biosolids. PFAS
2018: Bandiana Pump Station. PFAS
2017 November: Wodonga Raw Water Storage. PFAS
Feb 2018: Wahgunyah (Victoria-Murray River) (PFAS)
2018 + 2020: Yarrawonga (Vic) Lake Mulwala at WTP Offtake. PFAS
24/1/17: Warrnambool WRP Effluent
2017: Simpson WRP Effluent
2017: Portland WRP.
January 2017: Port Fairy Domestic and Industrial WRP Effluent
6/2/18: Caramut Groundwater A Bore
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

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.