Abbreviations

AACO	Army Aviation Centre Oakey
ADF	Australian Defence Force
AFFF	aqueous film forming foam
CFCL	Commercial Fishermen's Cooperative Limited
CRC CARE	Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
Defence	Department of Defence
DPI	Department of Primary Industries (NSW)
EPA	Environmental Protection Authority (or Agency)
EPBC Act	Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
ENTOX	National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicity
FCRAG	Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group
µg/L	microgram per litre
NICNAS	National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme
NSW	New South Wales
NTN	National Toxics Network
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PFA	Professional Fishermen's Association
PFAS	perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
PFHxS	perfluorohexane sulfonate
PFOS	perfluorooctane sulfonate
PFOA	perfluorooctanoic acid
POPs	Persistent Organic Pollutants
RAAF	Royal Australian Air Force
'the red zone'	NSW EPA investigation zone
Stockholm Convention	Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
US	United States
WCFC `	Wild Caught Fishers Coalition
WSRAG	Williamtown and Surrounds Residents Action Group