In a move that shows even small amounts of PFAS can trigger regulatory intervention, the NSW EPA has issued a prevention notice to Cleanaway over waste accepted at its Kooragang Island treatment facility.
Environmental regulators have provided detailed advice for water utilities on accepting trade waste and using biosolids, in a proposed update of the national PFAS management plan.
Companies with major hazard facilities threatened legal action against a move by the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade to require them to to use fluorine-free fire foams, which prompted the brigade to adopt a different strategy.
There is no solid evidence that exposure to PFAS substances increases the risk of cancer, and no reason to health-screen people who have received high exposure, according to a new expert panel report.
The Department of Defence has issued a detailed new 500-page pollution prevention and management manual to its personnel and contractors, covering key concerns including PFAS, acid sulfate soils and heavy metals.
The South Australian government is likely to ban fire-fighting foams containing all types of fluorinated chemicals, not just those of most concern, a new state EPA report shows.
Harmful chemicals are the most under-rated risk facing humanity, and the world urgently needs a version of the Paris Agreement to ensure strong global action, according to the head of Australia's leading research centre on contamination.