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Premium Content Subscriber only The Queensland Conservation Council has requested an urgent government briefing after CS Energy revealed PFAS chemicals were detected in drinking water supplies of seven properties near Biloela. CS Energy operates the Callide Power Station, where PFAS chemical-containing firefighting foam was used until two years ago, when the Queensland Government mandated the removal of the chemicals by July 2019. In February 2021, CS Energy ‘voluntarily disclosed’ that PFA...

Central Queensland PFAS detection has farmer worried for his future FriFriday 12 updated SatSaturday 13 Biloela farmer Tim Van Itallie is concerned about potential PFAS contamination of his mungbean crop. ( Share Print text only Cancel Central Queensland farmer Tim Van Itallie is worried for the future of the prosperous farming community of Biloela following the detection of toxic chemicals in the water. Key points: PFAS has been detected downstream from the Callide Power Station Until 2019 P...

Premium Content Subscriber only Toxic PFAS chemicals have been detected in groundwater near the Callide power station at Biloela, CS Energy has announced. Found in a wide range of consumer products according to the EPA, PFAS chemicals can lead to cancer, thyroid hormone disruption, effects on the immune system and low birth weights. “PFAS chemicals can accumulate and stay in the human body for long periods of time,” the EPA states. A voluntary testing program by CS Energy, who run the Calli...

CS Energy's testing finds toxic chemicals known as PFAS at "above guideline levels" in groundwater near its Callide Power Station.