PFOA: Perfluorooctanoic acid

2018 September: Brighton Breakwater (Victoria). PFOS, PFOA, Sum of 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
2010: Wagga Wagga Drinking Water (New South Wales). PFOA
2010: Nightcliff Drinking Water (Northern Territory). PFOA
2010: Marruben Drinking Water (Western Australia). PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFBS, PFHxS, PFOS
2010: Larrakeyah Drinking Water (Northern Territory). PFOA
2010: Kingborough Drinking Water (Tasmania). PFOA, PFOS
2010: Footscray Drinking Water (Vic). PFOA, PFOS
2010: Emu Plains Drinking Water (NSW)
2010: Campbelltown Drinking Water (NSW). PFOA
2010: Canberra Drinking Water (ACT). PFOA, PFOS
2010: Bathurst Drinking Water (New South Wales). PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS
2018: Pitt Water (Tasmania) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA
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: East Bandiana (Victoria) – PFOA, 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
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 – Quakers Hill (New South Wales) – PFPeA, PFHxA, PFOA, PFBS
2010/11 – Blacktown (New South Wales)
2017 October – Rapid Creek (Northern Territory) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2011: Homebush Bay (New South Wales) – PFOS, PFOA
2017 – Bennyup Wastewater Treatment Plant (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA
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 March – Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia) – PFAS, PFOS
2017 – Bulbey Street, Bellevue (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – 123 King Road, Oakford (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – Burslem Drive, Maddington (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA
2017 – Port Beach Road, North Fremantle (Western Australia) – PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – Kwinana Beach Road, Kwinana (Western Australia) – PFOA, PFHxS
2017 – DFES Training Academy – Forrestfield (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA
2017 December – Port Hedland (Western Australia) – PFOS, PFOA
2017 April – Brisbane Seafood Alert (Queensland) – PFOA
2016 – Oakey Groundwater (Queensland) – PFOS/PFOA/PFAS
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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.