A Northern Territory mango farmer is one of hundreds of Australians seeking compensation from the Defence Department after learning the chemical contamination in his water supply is almost 66 times over the deemed safe limit for drinking water.
Patrick Fordham's small mango farm just outside the town of Katherine has been his livelihood for the past 20 years.
It is near RAAF Base Tindal, which once used firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals which have now seeped into Katherine's bores and drinking supply.
Katherine is one of several PFAS-affected sites around the country, with Defence admitting it should have warned the public years earlier about the contamination.
Defence has said the cost to clean up the problem will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and hundreds of people, including Mr Fordham, are seeking compensation.
Source: abc.net.au
