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CRC CARE fact sheets are prepared to help people understand contamination assessment and remediation technologies. The fact sheet series provides a great resource for students and teachers when learning about the issues surrounding environmental contamination and its subsequent clean up.

Fact sheets

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CRC CARE fact sheet: Managing PFAS – support for Australia’s water authorities

Australia’s water agencies need a national response to the PFAS problem. The agencies seek better guidelines, better communication, better measurements, and better remediation (clean up) approaches. CRC CARE provides independent advice and solutions for the environmental challenges facing Australia’s water agencies.

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CRC CARE fact sheet: nano-matCARE – Remediating PFAS-contaminated concrete

matCARE is a highly effective treatment that reduces human health risks from water, soil and concrete contaminated with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The application of nano-matCARE slurry to PFOS-contaminated concrete locked up and prevented the leaching of more than 99.5% of the PFOS after 422 days (> 10,000 hours).

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CRC CARE Fact sheet 13 - Coal seam gas mining in Australia

Coal seam gas has rapidly become a major industry in Australia during the last decade. The multi-billion dollar industry has also become a controversial and divisive one between property owners and mining companies. It is still unclear whether the impact of the coal seam gas mining industry on the environment is as serious as some critics predict.

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CRC CARE Fact sheet 12 - PFCs

Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) are chemicals that can improve the ability of fire-fighting foam to smother fire. This feature makes them very attractive to manufacturers, and as such they have long been used in fire-fighting foam. PFCs are also widely used in the treatment of fabrics and leather, and in paper products, food packing and insecticides.

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Brochures

CRC CARE corporate brochure

CRC CARE is a multi-partner research organisation at the forefront of research and technology development for assessing, remediating and preventing contamination of soil, water and air.

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