The activity, the Department said,"is likely to have released PFAS into the air and therefore may have placed the immediate environment, including Darwin Harbour, at risk of heightened PFAS levels.""Darwin Harbour is habitat for EPBC Act listed threatened and migratory species including dugongs, multiple cetacean species, two sawfish species, saltwater crocodiles and multiple sea turtle species," it said.
"Enhanced evaporation was used to reduce the amount of wastewater needing to be transported," it said. "It's good that the Federal Environment Department is cracking down on toxic pollution spills, which are a threat to precious wildlife, but a $12,600 fine clearly does not send an adequate signal to business," the foundation's nature program manager Jess Abrahams said.