Queensland

2011: Wivenhoe Dam (Qld). PFAS
2011: Oxley Creek (Qld). PFAS chemicals
2011: Moreton Bay, PFOA and PFOS detected.
2017: Australia-wide assessment of perfluroalkyl substances (PFASs) in landfill leachates
Jan 1 2023: Chemical romance of toxic relationship: what you need to know about EDCs
2013-20: Home Hill (Qld). PFAS detected in Bore Water
2010-20: Nelsons Borefield, Ayr. PFAS detected
2015-2020: Conlan Street Bores, Ayr (Queensland).
2010-2020: South Ayr (Qld). Raw Water Quality
March 31 2022: Damascus Barracks, Pinkenba (Qld). Likely PFAS
Bulwer Island Refinery – Suspected PFAS Contamination Site
Lytton Ampol Brisbane Refinery
2021 August: Swanbank A coal fired power station. PFAS
2021 April: New Chum Landfill pollution (Ipswich, Qld)
2019 October: Caltex Fuel Depot Kingaroy (Queensland)
2021 March: $212m PFAS payout for property value loss and distress, but residents’ contamination fears linger
2017/20: Ship Creek, Port Central (Gladstone). Fish warning
2020: Port of Townsville (Queensland)
2020: Port of Rockhampton (Queensland).
2020: Port of Bundaberg (Queensland).
2019 February: Lakes in Idalia, Townsville (Queensland). Fish Warning
2021 February: Farmer concerned about PFAS contamination (Queensland). PFAS
2021 February: Avenue Street/Collins Street/Alexandra Street – Bundaberg (Queensland). PFAS contaminated soil
2021 February: CS Energy Callide Power Station (Queensland). PFAS
2020 September – Traces of PFAS found at Gold Coast Sewage Treatment Plant
2020 September: Oakey Beef Exports files Legal Action in Supreme Court against Federal Government
2019: Petrie Paper Mill (Queensland) – 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
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
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
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
2019 September: Sunshine Coast Council to Pump PFAS into Ocean. (Queensland)
2018 December – Toowoomba/Oakey (Queensland) – PFAS
2019 August: Gowrie Creek Toowoomba (Queensland) – PFAS Fish Warning
2019/2020 – Shell Grit Creek (Mackay Qld)- PFAS
2019 July – Mackay Airport (PFAS)
2018 June: Warrill Creek – PFAS dump (Queensland)
2016 – Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy (QCESA) (Brisbane) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Kemp Place (New Farm, Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016/19 – Ayr Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Coloundra Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Bundaberg Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Maryborough Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Noosa Heads Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Home Hill Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOS
2016 – Townsville Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOS
2016 – Airlie Beach Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOS
2016 – Rockhampton Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Arana Hills Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Southport Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Windsor Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Annerley Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Sarina Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOS
2016 – Dysart Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOS
2016 – Charleville Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Mt Isa Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOS
2016 – Cairns South Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Cairns Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Proserpine Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Enoggera Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Mackay Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016: Gladstone Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2018 April – Proserpine Drinking Water (Queensland) – PFOS
2019 June: Contaminated Soil/Compost (Darra, Queensland) – PFAS
2019 June: Swanbank Road, Swanbank (Queensland) – PFAS in Mulch
2018 June: PFAS contaminated compost. (Kogan, Queensland). PFAS
2018 July: Brisbane City Parks Exposed (Queensland) – PFAS
2019 February: Caloundra Road to Sunshine Motorway (Queensland). PFAS composting spray

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.