PFHxS: Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid

2019 June: Hospital Swamp (Victoria). PFAS
2019 June: Reedy Lake (Victoria). PFAS
2019 June: Barwon River d/s Geelong. PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS
2019 June: Barwon River u/s of Geelong. PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS
2018: City of Wagga Wagga – Forest Hill Sewage Treatment Plant
2017-20: Port Stanvac Refinery (closed 2003). PFAS Contaminated Site
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) GW (OS)
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 37
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 36
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 35
4/5/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 04
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 34
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 06
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 33
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 1
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 31 PFAS
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 08 PFAS
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 07
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 05
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 02 PFAS
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 03: PFAS
2019: Bolivar AWRP: Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme – Managed Aquifer Recharge Wells
11/3/21: Kaniva (Victoria). Biosolids. PFAS
2019/21: Horsham Biosolids. PFAS
22/4/21: Ballan Waste Water Treatment Plant – Effluent
22/4/21: Ballarat South Waste Water Treatment Plant. Influent + Effluent
21/2/17: Toora (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant outlet
2017/20: Leongatha (Victoria). Waste Water Treatment Plant Outlet + Biosolids
2017/20: Korumburra Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria) + Biosolids
2020 September: Mansfield Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria). PFAS
2020 September: Shepparton Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria). PFAS
2019 Kilmore Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria) – PFAS
2019/20: Kyneton Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017-21: Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant – PFAS
2018-21: Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2018 – 2021 Northern Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Lorne Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017 – 2021: Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Anglesea Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2019?: Bairnsdale Constructed Wetland & Treelot. PFAS
2018: Yarrawonga Waste Water Treatment Plant. Biosolids/PFAS
2018: Baranduda Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS/Biosolids
2018/19: Mount Beauty Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Myrtleford Waste Water Treatment Plant – PFAS
2018/19: Wangaratta Waste Water Treatment Plant + Biosolids. PFAS multiple
2018/19: Beechworth Recycled Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Wodonga Waste Water Treatment Plant Discharge/Biosolids. PFAS
24/1/17: Warrnambool WRP Effluent
2017: Simpson WRP Effluent
2017: Portland WRP.
January 2017: Port Fairy Domestic and Industrial WRP Effluent
Jan/Feb 2017: Heywood WRP. PFHxS, PFHxA, PFOS, PFOA
2020? Mount Martha Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria) Biosolids
2020 March/April: 178 Foote Street, Templestowe. Contaminated soil PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2/6/20: Boags Rock Outfall (Melbourne Water)
6/5/20: Lake Borrie (Victoria)
21/4/20: Murtcaim Main Drain – Melbourne Water – Point Wilson
2017 – 2020: EPA Licensed Point. Western Treatment Plant Outlet (Melbourne Water). Cocoroc (Victoria). 145 West Main Drain
2017-2020: EPA Licence Point Western Treatment Plant (Melbourne Water) Cocoroc (Victoria) – PFAS
2010 September: Yarra Lilydale Sewerage Treatment Plant. PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA
2017: Seaspray (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Dutson Downs Waste Water Treatment Facility (Victoria)
2017: Sale Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria)
2017-2020: Seaspray (Victoria). Reticulation Site and Raw Water Inlet
2017-2020: Gippsland Water Factory (Morwell) Industrial Waste Inlet and Domestic Waste Inlet
2017-2020: Briagolong (Victoria). Inlet to Water Treatment Plant + Reticulation
2020 August: West Lakes (South Australia). Fish and Mussel Samples. PFAS, PFHxS
26/8/20: West Lakes Storm Drain (South Australia). PFOS, PFHxS
2012: Maribyrnong River (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Stony Creek (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Yarra River Estuary (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Koroit Creek Estuary (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Laverton Creek Estuary (Vic). PFAS chemicals
2012: Werribee River (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2012: Werribee River Estuary (Victoria). PFAS various
2018: Newlands Lake (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Bolac (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Wat Wat (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Curlip, (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Junction of Goulburn and Rubicon Rivers (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake Nagambie (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Aire River, Otway Ranges (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Jones Bay, Bairnsdale (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Loddon River, Jarklin (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Serpentine Creek – Boort Region (Victoria). Waterfowl PFOS + PFHxS
2008: Greens Lake – Corop (Vic). Water Fowl PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Lake King North (Victoria). PFHxS, PFOS
2018: Loddon River, Boort (Victoria). PFOS, PFHxS
2018: Reedy Lake (Victoria). Water Fowl, PFOS, PFHxS, PFAS
2018: Lake Cullen (Victoria). PFOS, PFHxS
2018: Lake Wellington (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2018 + 2020: Wangaratta (Victoria) – PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FLUOROTELOMER SULFONIC ACID
2017/18 – Biloela (Queensland) – PFHxS
2019: North Richmond Water Filtration Plant (NSW). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2018: Bundamba Creek u/s Amberley (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Bundamba Creek – George Palmer Park (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS
2018: Viva Energy Pinkenba Storages (Queensland). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2019: Brymaroo (Queensland). PFHxS, PFOS
2018: Oakey Groundwater 2km west (Queensland). PFHxS, PFOS
2018/19: Joseph Brady Park (Queensland). PFOS + PFHxS

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

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.