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8 June 2022: PFAS in Victorian Biosolids. Compost, Fertilisers and Soil Conditioners Impacted
2 March 2022: Water Industry Pollution of Victorian Waterways with PFAS Chemicals
18/1/24: TasWater PFAS detections 2017-2023
2020/23: Wynyard Waste Water Treatment Plant.
2022/23: Longford Sewage Treatment Plant – Biosolids Composite
2020/23: Macquarie Point Sewage Treatment Plant. Sludge
13/7/23: Port Sorrell Sewage Treatment Plant.
28/6/23: Legana Sewage Treatment Plant.
28/6/23: Prospect Vale Sewage Treatment Plant
13/6/23: Richmond Sewage Treatment Plant. Sludge
13/6/23: Campania Sewage Treatment Plant. Sludge.
7/9/22: Queenstown Sewage Treatment Plant. Sludge
2/9/22: Perth (Tasmania) Sewage Treatment Plant. Sludge
2/9/22: Cressy (Tasmania) Sewage Treatment Plant. Sludge. EtFOSAA, MeFOSAA
2022/23: Brighton Sewage Treatment Plant – Desludging
2022/23: Bicheno Sewage Treatment Plant. Desludging
2020-23: Rosny Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Sludge
2020/23: Ulverstone Waste Water Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Sludge
2020-23: Pardoe Waste Water Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Biosolids
2020/23: Burnie Waste Water Treatment Plant. Biosolids
2020/23 – Blackmans Bay (Tasmania) Sewage Treatment Plant
2020/23: Cameron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania)
2020/2022: Riverside Waste Water Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Biosolids
2014/2023 – Ti Tree Bend Sewage Treatment Plant
2020/23: Hobblers Bridge Sewage Treatment Plant. Biosolids
18/9/23: Fingal (Tasmania) Sewage Treatment Plant Outlet
2020-23: Selfs Point Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Effluent, Trade Waste, Sludge
2019/23: Prince of Wales Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania).
2019/23: Cambridge STP (Tasmania) – Effluent, Influent, Biosolids, Sludge
2020: Mersey River (Tasmania). PFHpA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFPeA
2017/21: Cowes Waste Water Treatment Plant (Phillip Island). PFAS
2019/21: Horsham Biosolids. PFAS
2020 September: Shepparton Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria). PFAS
2019 Kilmore Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria) – PFAS
2018 – 2021 Northern Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Colac Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Anglesea Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2018: Yarrawonga Waste Water Treatment Plant. Biosolids/PFAS
2018: Baranduda Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS/Biosolids
2018/19: Dartmouth Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Myrtleford Waste Water Treatment Plant – PFAS
2018/19: Wangaratta Waste Water Treatment Plant + Biosolids. PFAS multiple
2018 + 2020/23: Wangaratta (Victoria) – PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FLUOROTELOMER SULFONIC ACID

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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