ENVIRONMENT

Mackay Port tests show low signs of PFAS

NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has completed its initial response to the discovery of poly-fluoroalkyl substances used in fire-fighting foam at the coal loading facilities of the Port of Mackay with the latest water quality test results showing the risk posed by PFAS at the port remains low.

 Mackay Harbour in Queensland.

Mackay Harbour in Queensland.

NQBP acting CEO Brendan Webb said once the low-level concentrations of PFAS were detected in late 2017, NQBP immediately started working with Queensland government departments and independent experts on...

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