Provision of Laboratory Support Services to the PFAS Investigations and Management Program
Tender ID: 309588
Tender Details
Tender Description
Defence used Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) on the Defence estate between 1970 and circa 2005 to suppress liquid fuel fires. AFFF acts quickly by smothering fuel when a thin film of foam forms on the fuel, stopping contact with oxygen. Historically, AFFF contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
The historical use of AFFF across the Defence estate has resulted in PFAS contamination, with preliminary investigations at some Defence properties showing that some adjacent property areas have also been impacted.
Defence has implemented a National program of detailed environmental investigations to identify and document the nature and extent of the contamination at selected Defence sites nationally.
Defence intends to directly engage analytical laboratories who will work in collaboration with its environmental investigators to conduct analyses of PFAS and other contaminants.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
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