2017
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This report is one in a series of technical reports that make up the National Assessment of Chemicals Associated with Coal Seam Gas Extraction in Australia (the Assessment). This report reviews the literature about human health and gas extraction available before 2013.
This literature review covered potential human exposure pathways associated with handling drilling and hydraulic fracturing chemicals during coal seam gas operations (including surface handling incidents in Australia and overseas that led to chemical releases) and approaches to assessing human health risks from chemicals used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing.