Ian Wright

I've recently published a paper on this, Chris, but it was one single truck accident.

It was a bad one.

It was a petrol tanker that caught fire.

Fortunately, no one was killed, but the firefighters used PFAS foam to suppress that fire, and it's perfect for that, burning fuel.

Yet that happened in December 1992, yet it contaminated a water supply in the Blue Mountains that the locals didn't know about for over 30 years.

And that, to me, should be part of this lawsuit by the Commonwealth government.

And then there's the environmental burden as well.

It's not just the Department of Defence land and water.

It's out there in the environment, in the community, and it's spread well beyond the bases.

And it will be way more than $2 billion to address that, in my opinion.

Absolutely.

And it's a really good point to finish on.

Firstly, clear away any possible sources of PFAS.

So if you've got old chipped nonstick cookware, for example, my family, I remember we had one of those nonstick frying pans.

It had scratches and possibly had been scoured.

Get rid of that.

Replace it.

treated materials, treated clothing, waterproofing, check the label very carefully.

If in doubt, throw it out.

One of the big pathways is drinking water.