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Engineering a Greener Tomorrow: Australia’s Opportunity to Lead the PFAS Elimination Era
PFAS Elimination in Australia - Discover how we’re turning policy into real environmental progress.
July 2025
PFAS elimination Australia is no longer a distant goal—it’s a critical environmental priority. With the release of the PFAS National Environmental Management Plan (NEMP) 3.0, Australia reaffirms its commitment to managing one of the most persistent environmental threats of our time—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The document is a critical step forward. It brings national alignment to environmental monitoring, storage, containment, and transportation practices. It reinforces our international obligations, encourages transparent community engagement, and supports risk-based environmental regulation. However, as comprehensive as NEMP 3.0 is, its focus remains largely on managing PFAS contamination—not eliminating it.
Australia stands at a pivotal moment. We have the engineering innovation. We have the environmental urgency. And we have the global visibility to move beyond containment—to intervention and eradication.
A National Framework—But Not a Final Destination
NEMP 3.0 introduces welcome clarity on how to handle PFAS-contaminated substances across soil, water, and waste streams. It provides a robust set of guidelines for government agencies, industries and environmental regulators, encompassing everything from site assessments and land reuse to the treatment of biosolids and wastewater discharge. It lays down the right groundwork.
But the report’s reliance on landfill storage, stockpiling, and transport protocols is ultimately an interim strategy—one that doesn’t remove PFAS from our ecosystems. It does not address the airborne PFAS circulating in dust, nor does it offer long-term solutions to PFAS already embedded in our land and groundwater.
Stopping the importation of PFAS-containing goods is critical, but it will not solve the problem of legacy PFAS contamination—decades of usage have already left a toxic footprint across Australia. If we truly want to protect our communities, wildlife, water sources and soil health, we need to focus on extraction and destruction technologies that eliminate PFAS from the environment altogether.
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Australia’s Engineering Breakthrough: Extracting PFAS at the Source
Enter The Environmental Group’s PFAS extraction system—developed and designed in Australia, by Australians, for the protection of Australia.
Our pioneering solution targets existing PFAS in water, air, dust and land with precision. Designed for deployment at contaminated sites, water treatment facilities, and industrial locations, our system uses a multi-stage process to isolate, extract and remove PFAS compounds, rather than merely redirecting them into long-term storage.
Here’s how it works:
- Advanced Pre-Treatment and Separation
Our technology integrates high-capacity filtration and sorbent-based separation to extract both long- and short-chain PFAS molecules from contaminated liquids and sludges. This includes complex matrices such as landfill leachate and fire training site run-off. - Molecular-Level Capture
We apply engineered media and ion-exchange technologies capable of capturing even trace-level PFAS molecules with exceptionally high affinity—ensuring that no harmful residues are left behind. - Thermal and Non-Thermal Destruction Compatibility
Once PFAS is isolated, it can be paired with destruction technologies (thermal oxidation or chemical degradation), allowing for complete elimination rather than just relocation or dilution. - Modular Design for Scalable Deployment
Built for flexibility, our extraction units can be mobilised rapidly to address acute PFAS emergencies or scaled up for large, long-term remediation projects.
This is not future potential. This is here. Now. Our technology is already in field trials and ready for implementation across key PFAS hotspots.
pfas.australianmap.net is a detailed resource, providing information relating to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) substances. PFAS chemicals have been described as “the next asbestos” and have been used in a diverse range of products.
This map hopes to inform the general public about the location of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl) substances in the Australian environment.
PFAS Elimination in Australia:
Why We Must Act Now
It is widely acknowledged that PFAS exposure poses long-term risks to human health and biodiversity. Yet for too long, Australia and much of the world have settled for “safe limits” and interim storage as the status quo. This mindset must change.
We no longer need to spend years tweaking exposure thresholds or debating definitions. The science is settled. The contamination is widespread. The tools for extraction exist.
Australia has a rare opportunity to not only solve a domestic crisis but to lead the global PFAS response. Imagine becoming a net-exporter of PFAS removal technology. Imagine Australian engineering helping to restore contaminated sites across Asia, the Pacific, and beyond. It is within reach.
But leadership requires courage. And action.
From Compliance to Commitment: The Role of Industry & Government
How PFAS Elimination in Australia Is Achievable Today
For Australia’s waste and water authorities, site owners and industrial businesses, NEMP 3.0 should be viewed not just as compliance guidance—but as a launchpad. A call to evolve from regulatory minimums to environmental leadership.
We call on:
- Governments to fund and fast-track deployment of PFAS extraction systems.
- Industry leaders to assess and treat legacy contamination instead of deferring responsibility.
- Shareholders to back innovation that aligns profit with planet.
- Communities to demand action and expect more than just promises of “risk reduction.”
Education and engagement, as highlighted in NEMP 3.0, must now lead to implementation. We must bring our communities into this mission, not just as concerned citizens, but as active participants in a cleaner, safer, PFAS-free Australia.
The Future Is Engineered Here
At The Environmental Group, we believe that engineering can and must lead the path to sustainability. With PFAS extraction, Australia can leap from environmental remediation to global environmental leadership. Our technology is ready. Our resolve is strong.
Let’s move past the age of storage and step boldly into the age of elimination.
Because when engineering meets purpose, and innovation meets urgency, we don’t just manage tomorrow.
We engineer it.