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PFBA (Perfluorobutyrate)

2020/21: Inkerman Landfill (South Australia) – Multiple PFAS
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: Shorewell Creek, Burnie (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, N-EtFOSAA,
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: 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: 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: Carlton River (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFBS, PFOS
2020: Barilla Rivulet (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
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: Derwent Mid Estuary at Lindisfarne (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHxA, PFPeA
2020: Hobart Rivulet Lower. Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Newtown Rivulet (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
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: 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
2016-2021: Pakenham Waste Water Treatment Plant.
2016-2021 – Blind Bight Waste Water Treatment Plant. Groundwater polluted with PFAS
2019: Bolivar AWRP: Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme – Managed Aquifer Recharge Wells
2019/21: Horsham Biosolids. PFAS
2020 September: Shepparton Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria). PFAS
2019 Kilmore Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria) – PFAS
2017 – 2021: Lorne Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2018: Baranduda Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS/Biosolids
2019: Rutherglen Waste Water Treatment Plant. Recycled Water PFAS
2016-2021: Mount Martha Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria). Biosolids, Groundwater, Effluent, Recycled Water
2017-2020: Seaspray (Victoria). Reticulation Site and Raw Water Inlet
2017-2020: Gippsland Water Factory (Morwell) Industrial Waste Inlet and Domestic Waste Inlet
2012: Koroit Creek Estuary (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Laverton Creek Estuary (Vic). PFAS chemicals
2017 October: RAAF Base Edinburgh- Off Site (South Australia) – Wheat
2018 Feb-Apr: Cedar Grove Weir (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Downstream @ Fernvale STP @ Savages Creek (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr 2018: Moogerah Dam (Queensland) – PFBA, PFOA, PFOS
2018 Feb-Apr: Reynolds Creek @ Boonah (Queensland) PFBA, PFOA, PFOS
2018 Feb-Apr: Wyaralong Dam (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Leslie Harris Dam (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Lake Kurwongbah (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Mid Brisbane River @ Mt Crosby by Westbank Offtake (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Lowood Water Treatment Plant (Queensland) – PFBA, PFPeA, PFOS
2018 Feb-Apr: Wivenhoe Dam Wall @ Profiler (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Wivenhoe Dam@Esk Profiler (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Somerset Dam Wall (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Kilcoy Water Treatment Plant Offtake (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb – Apr: Ewen Maddock Intake (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Yabba Creek/Jimna Weir (Queensland) – PFBA
2018 Feb-Apr: Poona Dam (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Mary River at Kenilworth (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb – Apr: Borumba Dam (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Lake MacDonald Intake (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Mary River (Queensland) PFAS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 12 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFNA, PFDA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6-2 FTS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 11 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FTS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 10 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFPpA, PFBS, PFNA, PFDA, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FTS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 9 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFDA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS,
2017-18: Werribee South Site 8 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FTS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 7 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 6 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FTS, PFHxA
2017-18: Werribee South Site 5 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FTS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 4 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFPeA, PFBS, PFOS, 6:2 FTS, PFHxA, PFDS, PFOA, PFNA, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFHpA, PFDA,
2017-18: Werribee South Site 3 (Victoria) – PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFDA, PFBS, PFOS, PFBA, 6:2 FTS, PFNA, PFHxS, PFPeA, PFPeS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 2 (Victoria) – PFBA, PFBS, PFOS
2017-18: Werribee South Site 1 (Victoria) – PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, PFBA, PFDA, 6:2 FTS
2017-2022: Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia) – PFAS, PFOS, Fluorotelomer Sulfonic Acid (various)

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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