PFOA: Perfluorooctanoic acid

August 2022: PFAS in rain.
2016-2021: Pakenham Waste Water Treatment Plant.
2016-2021 – Blind Bight Waste Water Treatment Plant. Groundwater polluted with PFAS
2017/21: Cowes Waste Water Treatment Plant (Phillip Island). PFAS
2018/20: King Road WWTP (Coronet Bay, Victoria). PFAS in sewerage
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
2018: Kooringal Sewage Treatment Plant – City of Wagga Wagga
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) GW (OS)
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 37
2020/21: West Lakes (South Australia) MW 39
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
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 08 PFAS
2021 April: West Lakes (South Australia). MW 07
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
4/8/15: Lake Wartook – Mt Zero Channel. PFOA, PFNA
4/8/15: Mt Zero (untreated bore water). PFAS chemicals
23/4/21: Maryborough (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant Effluent
22/4/21: Ballan Waste Water Treatment Plant – Effluent
22/4/21: Ballarat South Waste Water Treatment Plant. Influent + Effluent
22/4/21: Ballarat North Waste Water Treatment Plant. Influent + Effluent
2017/20: Clunes Biosolids Treatment Facility. PFOS, PFOA
21/2/17: Welshpool (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant.
21/2/17: Foster (Victoria) Final Lagoon Outlet
21/2/17: Baxter Beach (Victoria) Ocean Outfall.
21/2/17: Toora (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant outlet
2017/20: Leongatha (Victoria). Waste Water Treatment Plant Outlet + Biosolids
21/2/17: Meeniyan (Victoria) Waste Water Treatment Plant Final Lagoon. Not Discharging
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: 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
2016-2021: Mount Martha Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria). Biosolids, Groundwater, Effluent, Recycled Water
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

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.