Toxic Secrets: Chemical affects almost 100 sites across Australia

By Carrie Fellner and Patrick Begley
Updated June 28 2018 - 7:11pm, first published June 18 2018 - 7:00am
Almost 100 sites across the country have been identified as potential PFAS hot spots. Photo: Shutterstock
Almost 100 sites across the country have been identified as potential PFAS hot spots. Photo: Shutterstock

On a rise surrounded by bushland in Sydney’s north-west, members of the Westleigh Rural Fire Service have spent years training, putting out blazes in preparation for the real thing.