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23/2/26: Erina (NSW). Drinking Water. PFHxS
Current status: Lifted (as of 15/09/2026, 15:16). Older update notes in the history text may be outdated.
The per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) PFHxS was detected in drinking water in Erina, New South Wales, on February 26, 2023, at a concentration of 0.001 µg/L. This information was reported by a platform aggregating PFAS incidents in Australia, linking to the Central Coast Council's general information page on PFAS.
- Location
- Erina, NSW
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Start
- 01/02/2023, 01:00
- End
- 07/09/2026, 07:18
- Event type
- Chemical contamination
- Status
- Lifted
- Region
- NSW
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Start according to source
- · End according to source
- · Record last updated
What to do now
According to the source this case has been officially lifted. The measures below applied during the incident and are documented for historical reference only.
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