PFAS Chemical: PFOA: Perfluorooctanoic acid

2017-2023 RAAF Williams Laverton – Western Finger SA2
2017: Tullamarine Airport Old ARFFTE School
2013/14: Tullamarine Former Fire Training Ground Well
7/12/17: Site west of Tullamarine Airport Former Fire Training Ground
Sep 2024: Upper Cascades Dam (NSW) Raw Water
2021 Heathfield WWTP Biosolids (South Australia)
2021: Port Pirie Waste Water Treatment Plant Biosolids (South Australia)
2021: Millicent Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia)
2021: Finger Point WWTP Sludge Lagoon (Port MacDonnell South Australia)
2021: Naracoorte (South Australia) Waste Water Treatment Plant.
2023 Biosolids North of Gawler (South Australia). PFAS residues in soil.
2021 Port Augusta Biosolids
2017: Port Lincoln WWTP Biosolids
2023: Aldinga Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia)
4/7/24: Site 2 EPA Investigation PFAS contamination of Belabula River (NSW)
4/7/24: Site 1 EPA Study Belabula River (NSW). PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA
Aug-Sep 2024: WaterNSW disconnects Medlow Dam in Blue Mountains
August 2024: Contaminated PFAS foam found in river along Central West NSW farmland
West Rockhampton Decommissioned Sewage Treatment Plant
May 23 2024: Study finds young girls most sensitive to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ found in Australian vegetables
2010 + 2018/23: Rockhampton drinking water (Queensland). PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS
2010: Redland Bay Drinking Water (Queensland). PFPeA, PFOA
2010: Parkdale Drinking Water (Victoria). PFOA, PFOS
2010: Marrickville Drinking Water (NSW). PFOA, PFHxS
2010: Menora Drinking Water (Western Australia). PFHxA, PFOA, PFBS, PFHxS, PFOA
2010: Kingston Drinking Water (Tasmania). PFPeA, PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS
2010: Goulburn Drinking Water (NSW). PFPeA, PFOA
2010: Glen Helen Drinking Water (NT). PFPeA, PFOA
2010: Alice Springs Drinking Water (NT). PFOA
3/4/17: Australian Government Lowers Safe Exposure Levels of Toxic Firefighting Chemicals
2017: Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant (South Australia)
8 June 2022: PFAS in Victorian Biosolids. Compost, Fertilisers and Soil Conditioners Impacted
2 March 2022: Water Industry Pollution of Victorian Waterways with PFAS Chemicals
12 February 2022: PFAS Pollution in Groundwater from Victorian Waste Water Treatment Plants
26/1/22: PFAS Chemicals in Victorian Drinking Water Supplies
21/4/22: PFAS detected in Recycled Water from Victorian Wastewater Treatment Plants
2022/23: Rottnest Island Drinking Water
18/1/24: TasWater PFAS detections 2017-2023
2020/23: Wynyard Waste Water Treatment Plant.
2022/23: Longford Sewage Treatment Plant – Biosolids Composite
2020/23: Macquarie Point Sewage Treatment Plant. Sludge
2022/23: Brighton Sewage Treatment Plant – Desludging
2020-23: Rosny Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Sludge
2020/23: Ulverstone Waste Water Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Sludge
2020/23: Burnie Waste Water Treatment Plant. Biosolids
2020/23 – Blackmans Bay (Tasmania) Sewage Treatment Plant
12/12/23: Australia to Introduce National Controls for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
2020/23: Cameron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania)
2014/2023 – Ti Tree Bend Sewage Treatment Plant
2020/23: Hobblers Bridge Sewage Treatment Plant. Biosolids
18/9/23: Fingal (Tasmania) Sewage Treatment Plant Outlet
2020-23: Selfs Point Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Effluent, Trade Waste, Sludge
2019/23: Western Junction Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania). PFAS
2019/23: Prince of Wales Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania).
2019: Norwood Sewerage Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Effluent and Inlet
2019/23: Cambridge STP (Tasmania) – Effluent, Influent, Biosolids, Sludge
6/12/23: US EPA orders packaging firm Inhance to stop making PFAS
5/12/23: WHO classifies PFOA and PFOS as carcinogenic and possibly carcinogenic to humans respectively
2020: Norfolk Island Fire Station Truck
2011: Moreton Bay, PFOA and PFOS detected.
2020/21: Former Port Adelaide Waste Water Treatment Plant. PFAS chemicals: Multiple
December 2016-June 2018: Lower Canning River (WA). PFAS chemicals
December 2016-June 2018: Canning River Estuary (WA) PFAS chemicals
December 2016-June 2018: Upper Swan Estuary. PFAS chemicals
December 2016-June 2018 Middle Swan Estuary. PFAS
December 2016-June 2018: Lower Swan Canning Estuary Surface Water. PFAS
2020/21: Inkerman Landfill (South Australia) – Multiple PFAS
January 2017 Cockburn Sound Western Australia.
2020: Huon Estuary – Geeveston (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Upper Huon River at Southwood (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFOA, PFPeA, PFTeDA
2020: Queen River (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFDS, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: King River (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Macquarie Harbour (Tasmania). N-EtFOSAA, PFDoDA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Shorewell Creek, Burnie (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, N-EtFOSAA,
2020: Tamar Estuary Middle (Gravelly Beach) Tasmania. 10:2 FTS, N-EtFOSAA, PFBA, PFBS, PFDS, PFDoDA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PTDeDA, PFTrDA, 6:2 FTS,
2020: Tamar Estuary Launceston. PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFBS, PFPeS
2020: North Esk River Launceston (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS
2020: Kings Meadows Rivulet Lower (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, PFHpS, PFTeDA, PFTrDA
2020: Kellys Creek, downstream of Launceston Airport (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, N-MeFOSAA
2020: Springvale Creek – d/s Launceston Airport (Tasmania). PFBA, PFBS, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA, PFPeS, 6:2 FTS, N-MeFOSAA,
2020: Macquarie River Midlands (Tasmania). PFBA, PFBS, PFOA, PFHxS, PFOS, PFTeDA
2020: Great Forester River (Tasmania). PFBA, PFDA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA
2020: Carlton River (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFBS, PFOS
2020: Barilla Rivulet (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Coal River Estuary (Tasmania). PFBA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Derwent Estuary Lower Estuary at South Arm. PFOA, PFOS
2020: Hobart Rivulet Lower. Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Hobart Rivulet Middle. Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Newtown Rivulet (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Derwent Mid Estuary at New Town (Tasmania). PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA, PFPeS
2020 Humphreys Rivulet Upper (Tasmania). PFBA, PFDA, PFDS, PFOA, PFOS
2020: Littlejohn Creek, Glenorchy/Montrose (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Humphreys Rivulet (Lower) Montrose (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Jordan River Lower (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFHxA, PFOS, PFBA, PFBS, PFOA
Nov 2022: Murray River at Swan Hill. PFAS chemicals
Nov 2022: Loddon River at Kerang. PFAS chemicals
Nov 2022: Little Murray River at Swan Hill. PFAS chemicals
Oct/Nov 2022: Campaspe River at Kyneton. PFAS chemicals
Oct/Nov 2022: Campaspe River at Lake Eppalock. PFAS chemicals
Oct/Nov 2022: Campaspe River at Echuca. PFAS