Community calls on Department of Defence to expand PFAS testing zone in Richmond

By Housnia Shams | ABC News | September 11, 2023

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"It's been only six months since Liana Baker purchased her dream home on a tranquil patch of land in Richmond, north-west of Sydney.

But she is already facing the prospect of moving, after learning about PFAS contamination in the area.

The Richmond RAAF base lies about a kilometre away from her house, however, she said she was not informed that toxic PFAS chemicals had leached from the site into nearby properties before she bought the home.

"I knew absolutely nothing about PFAS," she said."

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• ChemicalsPFAS
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