Abbreviations
AACO |
Army Aviation Centre Oakey |
ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
AFFF |
aqueous film forming foam |
CFCL |
Commercial Fishermen's Cooperative Limited |
CRC CARE |
Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment |
Defence |
Department of Defence |
DPI |
Department of Primary Industries (NSW) |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Authority (or Agency) |
EPBC Act |
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
ENTOX |
National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicity |
FCRAG |
Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group |
µg/L |
microgram per litre |
NICNAS |
National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme |
NSW |
New South Wales |
NTN |
National Toxics Network |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
PFA |
Professional Fishermen's Association |
PFAS |
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances |
PFHxS |
perfluorohexane sulfonate |
PFOS |
perfluorooctane sulfonate |
PFOA |
perfluorooctanoic acid |
POPs |
Persistent Organic Pollutants |
RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
'the red zone' |
NSW EPA investigation zone |
Stockholm Convention |
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants |
US |
United States |
WCFC ` |
Wild Caught Fishers Coalition |
WSRAG |
Williamtown and Surrounds Residents Action Group |
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