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PFAS (assorted compounds)

  • 2017/19: Bairnsdale Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
  • 2018 + 2020: Yarrawonga (Vic) Lake Mulwala at WTP Offtake. PFAS
  • 2020 August: West Lakes (South Australia). Fish and Mussel Samples. PFAS, PFHxS
  • 2020 January: West Gate Tunnel Builders Seek to Terminate Contract (Victoria)
  • 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.

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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