A screening human health risk assessment for developing coal seam gas water resources in Queensland, Australia

由于其丰富的煤层储量，昆士兰州预计将成为澳大利亚主要的煤层气（CSG）生产国，为该州的经济和国家“清洁”能源目标做出重大贡献。据估计，在30年的时间里，昆士兰州的CSG工业还可以创造足够数量的副产品水，以有益地增加该州未来的供水需求。拟议的筛选健康风险评估将评估与人类接触未经处理的CSG副产品水污染物有关的相对风险，为公众就这一问题进行辩论提供信息，并在昆士兰州CSG水资源开发现有的复杂多部门监管框架内指导政策制定。

Due to its rich coal seam deposits, Queensland is projected to become Australia's leading coal seam gas (CSG) producer, contributing significantly to the State's economy and national "clean" energy targets. Over a 30 year period, it is estimated that Queensland's CSG industry could also create by-product water of sufficient volume to beneficially augment the State's future water supply demands. The proposed screening Health Risk Assessment will evaluate the relative risks associated with human exposure to raw and treated CSG by-product water contaminants, informing public debate on this matter, and guide policy development within the complex multi-sector regulatory framework in place for CSG water resource development in Queensland.