Darwin resident Sue lives on the fringe of a PFAS contamination zone and is one of the 30,000 Australians involved in a class action against the Defence Department.
When Sue's husband and pet dog Molly began suffering a string of breathing and heart problems that mimicked hers, she didn't take too much notice.A class action trial into PFAS contamination at eight sites around the country begins on Monday
But other odd things were happening at her property – a stone's throw away from Darwin's Royal Australian Air Force Base. Over the past few years, Sue — a government worker who didn't use her real name for fear of retribution — and her partner, have spent thousands of dollars attempting to find out why their health was deteriorating."We have Sinusitis and high cholesterol levels," Sue said."The doctor said he's never seen such a [large] colony in someone — it's only usually found in third-world countries.
The chemicals, known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances , were widely used in firefighting foams at defence force bases until the early 2000s.
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