A UNITED States study has found a link between gas drilling and serious health problems in humans, pets, livestock and other animals.
With coal seam gas projects popping up along the North West Queensland corridor, the news may have ramifications for the region's graziers, with Australian environmentalists saying the study shows the need for a slow down of exploration and extraction of the gas.
University of Massachusetts researchers interviewed 24 US farmers affected by shale gas drilling and found the practice was "strongly implicated" in serious health problems in humans and animals.
In one case, 17 beasts died in one hour from respiratory failure after shale gas fracking fluids were accidentally released into an adjacent paddock.
Most health problems were linked to unconventional wells that have become widespread in the US shale gas industry and often require hydraulic fracturing to release gas.
Extracting gas from shale is similar, though not identical, to coal seam gas production.
North West Star
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