May 2023: Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in estuarine systems can vary greatly within tidal cycles

Navneet Singh ^a, Jorge Paz-Ferreiro ^b, Matthew P.J. Askeland ^c, Timothy L. Coggan ^d , Oliver A.H. Jones

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725008319?via%3Dihub

PFAS detections Estuaries Victoria Australia

Mordialloc Creek
26/05/2023: PFBA 17.8 ng/l, PFPeA 10.2 ng/l, PFBS 25.2 ng/l, PFHxA 18.6ng/l, PFPeS 5ng/l, PFHpA 10.5 ng/l, PFHxS 37.1 ng/l, PFHpS 1.5 ng/l, PFOA 37.6 ng/l, PFOS 34.5ng/l, PFNA 4.4 ng/l, PFDA 4.3 ng/l, PFUdA 0.4 ng/l, PFDoA 0.4 ng/l, 8:2 FTSA 0.5 ng/l, PFOSA 0.9 ng/l, 6:2 FTSA 24.9 ng/l, FPEPA 2.6 ng/l, FOUEA 0.2 ng/l, FHxSA 3 ng/l, FHUEA 0.2 ng/l, PFECHS 0.8 ng/l. ∑ PFAS 240 ng/l.

Kororoit Creek
22/5/2023: PFBA 17 ng/l, PFPeA 12.4 ng/l, PFBS 54.2 ng/l, PFHxA 25.5, PFPeS 9.9 ng/l, PFHpA 12.6 ng/l, PFHxS 72.3 ng/l, PFHpS 1.9 ng/l, PFOA 29.3 ng/l, PFOS 40.5ng/l, PFNA 7.2 ng/l, PFDA 2.8 ng/l, PFUdA 0.4 ng/l PFDoA 0.ng/l, PFTrDA 0.5 ng/l, PFTeDA 2.1 ng/l, 8 2 FTSA 0.3 ng/l, 10 2 FTSA 1.8 ng/l, EtFOSAA 0.4 ng/l, PFDS 1 ng/l, 6 2 FTSA 7.2 ng/l, 6:2/8:2 diPAP 6.2 ng/l, N-MeFBSA 0.9 ng/l, FHxSA 2.5 ng/l, PFECHS 0.8 ng/l. ∑ PFAS 309.8 ng/l.

Maribyrnong River
24/5/2023: PFBA 3.3 ng/l, PFPeA 3.4 ng/l, PFBS 15.7 ng/l, PFHxA 6.4 ng/l, PFPeS 2.8 ng/l, PFHpA 1.7 ng/l, PFHxS 22.6ng/l, PFHpS 0.6 ng/l PFOA 5.3 ng/l, PFOS 12.2 ng/l, PFNA 0.6ng/l, PFDA 0.6 ng/l. PFOSA 0.1 ng/l, 4 2 FTSA 0.2 ng/l, 6 2 FTSA 1.7 ng/l, FPEPA 0.9ng/l, FHxSA 3.1 ng/l, FHUEA 0.1 ng/l, PFECHS 0.9 ng/l.∑ PFAS 82.2 ng/l

Reference Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in estuarine systems can vary greatly within tidal cycles Science of the Total Environment 974 (2025) 179196 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179196
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