PFOA: Perfluorooctanoic acid

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: Colac Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant (Victoria). PFAS
2017 – 2021: Apollo Bay Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2017 – 2021: Anglesea Water Reclamation Plant. PFAS
2019?: Newmerella Farm Biosolids. PFAS
2018/19: Bruce’s Track Biosolids (Victoria). PFAS
2017: Lindenow Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2019?: Bairnsdale Constructed Wetland & Treelot. PFAS
2017/19: Bairnsdale Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018: Yarrawonga Waste Water Treatment Plant. Biosolids/PFAS
2018: Baranduda Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS/Biosolids
2019: Rutherglen Waste Water Treatment Plant. Recycled Water PFAS
2019: Yackandandah Waste Water Treatment Plant
2018/19: Dartmouth Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
2018/19: Bright Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS
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
Feb 2018: Wahgunyah (Victoria-Murray River) (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
2017: Cabbage Tree Road, Williamtown (NSW) Cancer and Health Impacts
2015: Fullerton Cove (NSW) Polluted from Williamtown Base
2020 March/April: 178 Foote Street, Templestowe. Contaminated soil PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
November 25 2015: Aurora Water Treatment Plant (Wollert, Victoria). PFOA
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: Stratford (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Seaspray (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Rawson (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant
2017: Dutson Downs Waste Water Treatment Facility (Victoria)
2017-2020: Gippsland Water Factory (Morwell) Industrial Waste Inlet and Domestic Waste Inlet
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: Richardsons Lagoon – Echuca (Victoria). PFOA in water, PFOS + PFHxS in Waterfowl
2018: Lake Wellington (Victoria). PFAS chemicals
2017 March – Christies Beach Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia). PFOS, PFOA
2011+2015 – Yarra River (Yering Gorge) – PFOA
2019: North Richmond Water Filtration Plant (NSW). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2018: Viva Energy Pinkenba Storages (Queensland). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
2018 January: Oakey Residents Contaminated Creek (Queensland). PFOS, PFOA
2018. Kooringal Water Treatment Plant, Wagga Wagga (NSW). PFAS
2018: Forest Hill Sewerage Treatment Plant, Wagga Wagga (NSW). PFAS
2018: Narrung Street Sewerage Treatment Plant – Wagga Wagga (NSW). PFAS chemicals
2018/19 – Barcoo Outlet (South Australia) – PFAS
2019 August – Davis Street West Beach (South Australia) – PFAS
2018 November – Mountbatten Grove West Beach (South Australia) – PFAS
2018 November – Ingerson Street West Beach (South Australia) – PFAS
2016 – Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy (QCESA) (Brisbane) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Kemp Place (New Farm, Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016/19 – Ayr Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Coloundra Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Bundaberg Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Maryborough Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Noosa Heads Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Rockhampton Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Arana Hills Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Southport Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Windsor Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Annerley Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Charleville Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Cairns South Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Cairns Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Proserpine Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Enoggera Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016 – Mackay Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2016: Gladstone Fire Station (Queensland) – PFOA, PFOS
2018 Feb-Apr: Wivenhoe Dam @ Logans Inlet (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Cooloolabin Dam (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Wappa Dam (Queensland) – PFOA
2018 Feb-Apr: Cedar Grove Weir (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Downstream @ Fernvale STP @ Savages Creek (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Logan River @ Helen Street (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: North Pine River @ Petrie Offtake (Queensland) PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: Lake Kurwongbah (Queensland) – PFAS
2018 Feb-Apr: North Pine VPS (Queensland) – 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

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.