PFHxS: Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid

2018 September: Brighton Breakwater (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, Sum of PFHxS & PFOS
2018 September : Williamstown Athletics Club (Victoria). PFOS, PFHxS & PFOS
2018 August: Stony Creek Mouth/Yarra River (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS & PFOS
2018/19: Cruikshank Park Yarraville (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, Sum of PFHxS & PFOS
2018/19: Hyde Street Yarraville. (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS & PFOS
2018 September: Cruickshank Park Yarraville (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, Sum of PFHxS & PFOS
2018 August: Waratah Street West Footscray (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS & PFOS
2018/19: Quarry Road Braybrook (Victoria), PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS & PFOS
2018 – Matthews Hill Reserve (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, Sum of PFHxS & PFOS
2018/19: Cala Street d/s West Footscray Industrial Fire. PFOS, PFOA, Sum of PFHxS & PFOS
2018 September: Tottenham Industrial Fire Site (Victoria) PFOS, PFOA, Sum of PFHxS & PFOS
2018 April: Traralgon Creek – Newman Park (Victoria). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2018 April: Thomson River – Tinamba (Victoria) – PFOS, PFHxS
2010: Marruben Drinking Water (Western Australia). PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFBS, PFHxS, PFOS
2010: Liverpool Drinking Water (New South Wales). PFPeA, PFHxS, PFOS
2010: Glenunga Drinking Water (South Australia). PFHxS, PFOS
2010: Emu Plains Drinking Water (NSW)
2010: Bathurst Drinking Water (New South Wales). PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS
2018: Pitt Water (Tasmania) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
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 1 (Victoria) – PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHxS, PFOS, PFBA, PFDA, 6:2 FTS
2017-2018: Kiewa Creek (Victoria) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017-2018: Jack in the Box Creek etc – Bandiana (Victoria) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017-2018: Kiewa River Catchment Bandiana (Victoria) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017-2018: South Bandiana/Jack in the Box Catchment (Victoria) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – 2018: East Bandiana (Victoria) – PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
2017-2018: North Bandiana (Victoria) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017-2018: South Bandiana (Victoria) – PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
2018 July – PFAS Levels 20 Times Higher in Aviation Firefighters (Australia) – PFAS, PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2018 December – Marys Creek (Jervis Bay NSW)
2017 October – Grahamstown Dam (New South Wales) – PFOS, PFHxS
2011 Glenunga (South Australia) – PFHxS
2010/11 – Yass (New South Wales) – PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFBS, PFHxS, PFOS
2010/11: Gundagai Drinking Water (New South Wales) – PFHxA, PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS
2010/11: North Richmond (New South Wales) – PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFBS, PFHxS, PFOS
2010/11 – Blacktown (New South Wales)
2017 October – Rapid Creek (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2018 June: Ongoing Health Concerns at Katherine (Northern Territory) – PFAS, PFHxS
2017 – Perry Lakes (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 January – Berrimah Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017 January – Palmerstone Wastewater Treatment Plant (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2017 January – Leanyer Sanderson Wastewater Treatment Plant (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2017 January: Ludmilla Wastewater Treatment Plant
2017 January – Tennant Creek Water Treatment (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2017 January – Katherine Water Treatment Plant (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2017 January: Alice Springs Wastewater Facility (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2018 – Pine Creek (Northern Territory) – Tap Water PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA
2017 – Bulbey Street, Bellevue (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – 123 King Road, Oakford (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – 200 Barrington Street, Bibra Lake (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Varanus Island (Western Australia) – PFHxS, PFOS
2017 – Leighton Beach Boulevard, North Fremantle (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Bracks Street, North Fremantle (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Port Beach Road, North Fremantle (Western Australia) – PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – Kwinana Beach Road, Kwinana (Western Australia) – PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – Farrington Road, North Lake (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Hay Street, Perth (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Swan River Foreshore Bayswater (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Abernethy Road, Forrestfield (Western Australia) – PFHxS, PFOS
2017 – Forrestfield Rail Yard, Abernethy Road, High Wycombe (PFOS, PFHxS)
2017 – Forrestfield Rain Station Site (PFOS, PFHxS)
2017 – Swan River Foreshore (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2017 – Perth Airport South Drain (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFHxS
2005/18 – Katherine (Northern Territory) – PFAS/PFOS/PFHxS
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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.