Governments and scientists are questioning the impact that tens of thousands of coal seam gas wells will have on the environment.
In the next 10 or 20 years regional Queensland will see the number of wells rise from 4,000 to 30,000.
One key question is what to do with an estimated 30 million tonnes of salt, a by-product of extracting briny underground water to get at the gas hidden in the coal seams.
Three of Australia's top water scientists say more research is urgently needed. Margot O'Neil, 1233 ABC Newcastle, 30 Aug 2011
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