The firefighting chemical PFOS at the centre of the Williamtown RAAF Base contamination scandal has been found well outside the so-called red zone.
It was detected in the bore water of a chicken farm at Campvale, while traces were found in a pumping station which feeds into Grahamstown Dam.
Hunter Water says the amount of chemical detected is the equivalent of an eye drop of PFOS to an OIympic size swimming pool of drinking water.
However, Jeremy Bath from Hunter Water says the chemical didn't come from the RAAF Base and insists our drinking water is safe.
"PFOS is a product that is used throughout the community in a variety of products like pizza boxes, shower curtains, furniture, clothing - it's used throughout the home, so to detect PFOS in stormwater in Campvale Canal is not surprising at all and is of absolutely of no impact on Hunter Water's town water," he said
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| Jeremy Bath |
