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2023 June: Dulverton Waste Management Railton (Tasmania). Potentially contaminated PFAS site
June 2023: Remount Road Facility (Launceston). Potential PFAS contaminated site
2023 June: Barwick’s Interlaken (Tasmania). Potentially contaminated site
June 2023: Jenkins Hire, Potentially PFAS contaminated site
2015-2020: Baretta Waste Management Facility. PFAS in leachate, groundwater and surface water and sediments
2017: Australia-wide assessment of perfluroalkyl substances (PFASs) in landfill leachates
18 Jan 2023: Launceston Council suspends collection of compostable packaging
Jan 1 2023: Chemical romance of toxic relationship: what you need to know about EDCs
2020: Devonport Airport. PFOS and PFHxS in Eels
2020: Huon Estuary – Geeveston (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Lower Huon River, Huonville (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFOS, PFPeA
2020: Mid Huon River, Judbury (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFPeA
2020: Upper Huon River at Southwood (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFOA, PFPeA, PFTeDA
2020: Queen River (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFDS, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: King River (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Macquarie Harbour (Tasmania). N-EtFOSAA, PFDoDA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Arthur River (Tasmania). N-MeFOSA, PFTeDA, PFHxA
2020: Welcome River (Tasmania). PFBA, PFTeDA
2020: Montagu River Tasmania. 10:2 FTS, N-EtFOSAA, PFBA, PFDoDA, PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Duck River, Smithton. PFBA
2020: Duck River Estuary (Tasmania). PFBA
2020: Inglis River u/s Wynyard. N-ETFOSA, N-EtFOSAA, N-MeFOSA, PFDoDA, PFHxDA, PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Inglis Estuary Wynyard (Tasmania). PFHxS, PFOS, PFHxA
2020: Shorewell Creek, Burnie (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, N-EtFOSAA,
2020: Emu River Estuary (Tasmania). PFHxS, PFOS
2020: Leven River (Tasmania). 10:2 FTS, FOSA, N-EtFOSAA, N-MeFOSA, PFDS, PFDoDA, PFOS, PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Mersey Estuary, Devonport (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOS, PFPeA
2020: Mersey River (Tasmania). PFHpA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFPeA
2020: Port Sorell (Tasmania). PFOS
2020: Tamar River Lower (Georgetown) Tasmania. PFHxS, PFOS
2020: Tamar Estuary Middle (Gravelly Beach) Tasmania. 10:2 FTS, N-EtFOSAA, PFBA, PFBS, PFDS, PFDoDA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PTDeDA, PFTrDA, 6:2 FTS,
2020: Tamar Estuary Launceston. PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFBS, PFPeS
2020: North Esk River Launceston (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS
2020: South Esk River at Trevallyn (Tasmania). PFBA, PFBS, PFDS, PFDoDA, PFTeDA, PFBA
2020: Meander River (Tasmania). PFHxA
2020: Kings Meadows Rivulet Lower (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, PFHpS, PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Kings Meadows Rivulet Upper (Tasmania). PFBA, PFBS
2020: Kellys Creek, downstream of Launceston Airport (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, N-MeFOSAA
2020: Springvale Creek – d/s Launceston Airport (Tasmania). PFBA, PFBS, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, 6:2 FTS, N-MeFOSAA,
2020: South Esk River at Perth (Tasmania). PFBA, PFOS, PFTeDA. N-MeFOSA, N-MeFOSAA, PFHxDA, PFTrDA
2020: North Esk River at Ballroom. PFOS
2020: Ford River (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS
2020: Macquarie River, Cressy (Tasmania). N-MeFOSAA, PFBA
2020: Macquarie River Midlands (Tasmania). PFBA, PFBS, PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS, PFTeDA
2020: Great Forester River (Tasmania). PFBA, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA
2020: Ringarooma River (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHxA, PFPeA
2020: George River (Tasmania). PFOS
2020: Carlton River (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFBS, PFOS
2020: Barilla Rivulet (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Pittwater (Tasmania). PFDA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOS
2020: Coal River Estuary (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Coal River Middle (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS
2020: Coal River Upper (Tasmania). FOSA, PFBA, PFBS, PTFeDA
2020: Little Swanport River (Tasmania). PFBA
2020: Swan River (Tasmania). PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Derwent Estuary Lower Estuary at South Arm. PFOA, PFOS
2020: Derwent Estuary Lower Estuary at Tranmere. N-EtFOSAA, PFDS, PFDoDA, PFTrDA
2020: Derwent Estuary Mid Estuary at Kangaroo Bay
2020: Derwent Mid Estuary at Lindisfarne (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHxA, PFPeA
2020: Hobart Rivulet Lower. Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Hobart Rivulet Middle. Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020 Newtown Rivulet Upper. PFDS, PFTeDA
2020: Newtown Rivulet (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Derwent Mid Estuary at New Town (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA, PFPeS
2020 Humphreys Rivulet Upper (Tasmania). PFBA, PFDA, PFDS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Littlejohn Creek, Glenorchy/Montrose (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Humphreys Rivulet (Lower) Montrose (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Jordan River Lower (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFHxA, PFOS, PFBA, PFBS, PFOA
2020: Jordan River at Broadmarsh (Tasmania). PFBA, PFOS, PFPeS, PFBS, PFHxS
2020: Styx River (Tasmania). PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Tyenna River (Tasmania). PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Jordan River at Hunting Ground (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFOS, PFPeS
2020: Clyde River Lower (Tasmania). PFHxS, PFBA
2020: Clyde River Middle (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS
2020: Clyde River Upper (Tasmania). PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFBA, PFBS
2020: Derwent River Upper. PFTeDA
2021 September: Barilla Rivulet (Tasmania). PFAS
2019/20: Bell Bay AMC Search Firefighter Training Centre.
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
2018 April: Hobart Airport Sinclair Creek (1) (Tasmania). PFOS + PFHxS
2018 April: Hobart Airport Upstream of Runway. PFOS + PFHxS
2019 June: North Esk River d/s Corra Linn Gorge (Tasmania) – PFAS
2019 June: North Esk River (Tasmania). PFAS
2014 – Ti Tree Bend Treatment Plant Launceston (Tasmania) – PFAS
2014 – Macquarie Point Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania) – PFAS
2018 October: PFAS Australian Wastewater Treatment Plants (National Report)
2016 March: Landfill Contamination (Australia)
2010: Kingborough Drinking Water (Tasmania). PFOA, PFOS
2018: Pitt Water (Tasmania) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2017 – Fire Service Training Cambridge (Tasmania) – PFAS
2017 – Hobart Airport (Tasmania) – PFAS
2017 – Launceston Airport (Tasmania) – PFAS

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

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.

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