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PFPeS (perfluoropentane sulfonate

12 February 2022: PFAS Pollution in Groundwater from Victorian Waste Water Treatment Plants
26/1/22: PFAS Chemicals in Victorian Drinking Water Supplies
18/1/24: TasWater PFAS detections 2017-2023
2020/23 – Blackmans Bay (Tasmania) Sewage Treatment Plant
2020/23: Cameron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania)
2020-23: Selfs Point Sewage Treatment Plant (Tasmania). Effluent, Trade Waste, Sludge
2019/23: Cambridge STP (Tasmania) – Effluent, Influent, Biosolids, Sludge
2021: Macartney Road, Salisbury South/Parafield Gardens (South Australia). PFAS chemicals in Groundwater
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 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: Barilla Rivulet (Tasmania). 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: Littlejohn Creek, Glenorchy/Montrose (Tasmania). Multiple PFAS chemicals
2020: Jordan River at Broadmarsh (Tasmania). PFBA, PFOS, PFPeS, PFBS, PFHxS
2020: Jordan River at Hunting Ground (Tasmania). 6:2 FTS, PFBA, PFBS, PFOS, PFPeS
Nov 2022: Little Murray River at Swan Hill. PFAS chemicals
Oct/Nov 2022: Campaspe River at Kyneton. PFAS chemicals
2016-2021 – Blind Bight Waste Water Treatment Plant. Groundwater polluted with PFAS
2020 September: Mansfield Wastewater Management Facility (Victoria). PFAS
2016-2021: Mount Martha Waste Water Treatment Plant (Victoria). Biosolids, Groundwater, Effluent, Recycled Water
2017: Dutson Downs Waste Water Treatment Facility (Victoria)
2018/2020 – Macknade (Queensland) – PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS, PFPeS, PFHpS,

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

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.

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