PFAS (assorted compounds)

2019 August – Yulara Airport (Northern Territory) – PFAS
2019 August: Gowrie Creek Toowoomba (Queensland) – PFAS Fish Warning
2019 July: Tuggerah Lakes Seafood (New South Wales) – PFAS
2019 June: Contaminated Soil/Compost (Darra, Queensland) – PFAS
2019 June: Swanbank Road, Swanbank (Queensland) – PFAS in Mulch
2018 June: Shoalhaven City Council Sewage Treatment Plant (NSW). PFAS
2018 June: Shoalhaven Rural Fire Service Nowra (New South Wales) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Leslie Harris Dam (Queensland) – PFAS
2017 March – Werribee River Mouth (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River Site 9 (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River Site 8 (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River Site 7 – PFAS Assorted Compounds
2017 March – Yarra River Storm Water Site 3 (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River Site 5 (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River Stormwater Drain 2 (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River site 4 (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River Site 3 (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Yarra River Stormwater Drain (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 March – Merri Creek (Victoria) – 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.

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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.