The National Toxics Network has called for a ban on fraccing, a practice used to extract coal seam gas.
They reported that:
NTN’s assessment has found that only 2 out of the 23 most commonly used fracking chemicals in Australia have been assessed by NICNAS. Neither of these 2 chemicals have been specifically assessed for their use in hydraulic drilling and fracking.
This puts paid to many of the claims made by the coal seam gas industry about the safety of their practices compared to those in the USA, where health and environmental impacts have been huge.
You can find the full report on the NTN website.
The southern Highlands Coal Action Group is trying to stop coal seam gas/fraccing in the beautiful SouthernHighlands. I came across your website looking for pesticides in fruit/vegetables. Allan Jones from 2GB was a speaker here in Bowral – 19th Nov. among others and including Senator Bill Heffernan concerned about the total destruction of this beautiful agricultural and scenic land, by a Korean Company called Posco. Website for our group is http://www.shoocockatoo.com . If there is any informatiion you may have that could help us would you please send it to the website. thanking you – Noreen