PFAS Investigation &
Management Program
Edinburgh Management Activities
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Edinburgh Management Activities
Soil Treatment Plant
Soil treatment plant during commissioning
In 2018 Defence entered into a collaborative arrangement with Ventia to trial a soil treatment technology it had been developing. This trial included the design, operation and maintenance of a PFAS soil treatment plant at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
In total, the plant treated over 10,000 tonnes of PFAS impacted soil from RAAF Base Edinburgh, and 1,500 tonnes transported from RAAF Base Williamtown.
The plant successfully removed 90% of PFAS mass from clayey soil and 98% of PFAS mass from sandy soil. 99% of the soil treated from Edinburgh was reused onsite.
The soil treatment plant worked by washing the contaminated soil in a solution which removes the PFAS. The concentrated PFAS removed was then sent off-site for management or destruction at a licensed facility.
Soil Stabilisation Trials
Soil stabilisation trials have also been completed at the base, in partnership with the University of Adelaide. The trials found stabilisation is an effective method of reducing off-base migration of PFAS, by limiting the movement of PFAS from impacted soils into surrounding groundwater and surface water systems.
Fire Training Area Water Treatment Plant
Fire Training Area Water Treatment Plant
Water is extracted from the aquifer and following treatment is then re-injected back into the aquifer. Extracted PFAS will be transported off-site for destruction at a licensed facility.
The plant has been installed and commissioned, and has been treating groundwater since mid-August 2019.
2023 Water Sampling Results
The Water Sampling Summaries track the PFAS concentrations against the limits defined by the relevant adopted drinking water screening criteria. They include results for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and the sum of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS).
The water quality data is drawn from water samples on both untreated and treated water. The summaries of water sampling results can be downloaded below.
2022 Water Sampling Results
The Water Sampling Summaries track the PFAS concentrations against the limits defined by the relevant adopted drinking water screening criteria. They include results for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and the sum of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS).
The water quality data is drawn from water samples on both untreated and treated water. The summaries of water sampling results can be downloaded below.
- Results Summary – December 2022
- Results Summary – November 2022
- Results Summary – October 2022
- Results Summary – September 2022
- Results Summary – August 2022
- Results Summary – July 2022
- Results Summary – June 2022
- Results Summary – May 2022
- Results Summary – April 2022
- Results Summary – March 2022
- Results Summary – February 2022
- Results Summary – January 2022
2021 Water Sampling Results
The Water Sampling Summaries track the PFAS concentrations against the limits defined by the relevant adopted drinking water screening criteria. They include results for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and the sum of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS).
The water quality data is drawn from water samples on both untreated and treated water. The summaries of water sampling results can be downloaded below.
- Results Summary - December 2021
- Results Summary - November 2021
- Results Summary - October 2021
- Results Summary - September 2021
- Results Summary - August 2021
- Results Summary - July 2021
- Results Summary - June 2021
- Results Summary - May 2021
- Results Summary - April 2021
- Results Summary - March 2021
- Results Summary - February 2021
- Results Summary - January 2021
2020 Water Sampling Results
The Water Sampling Summaries track the PFAS concentrations against the limits defined by the relevant adopted drinking water screening criteria. They include results for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and the sum of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS).
The water quality data is drawn from water samples on both untreated and treated water. The summaries of water sampling results can be downloaded below.
- Results Summary - December 2020
- Results Summary - November 2020
- Results Summary - October 2020
- Results Summary - September 2020
- Results Summary - August 2020
- Results Summary - July 2020
- Results Summary - June 2020
- Results Summary - May 2020
- Results Summary - April 2020
- Results Summary - March 2020
- Results Summary - February 2020
- Results Summary - January 2020
2019 Water Sampling Results
The Water Sampling Summaries track the PFAS concentrations against the limits defined by the relevant adopted drinking water screening criteria. They include results for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and the sum of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS).
The water quality data is drawn from water samples on both untreated and treated water. The summaries of water sampling results can be downloaded below.
