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Symptomatology <strong>of</strong> a <strong>gas</strong> <strong>field</strong> - An independent health survey in the Tara rural residential estates and environs<br />

Contents<br />

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 1<br />

BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................................. 1<br />

TARA CASE STUDY ........................................................................................................................................ 2<br />

METHOD ............................................................................................................................................................ 7<br />

FINDINGS .......................................................................................................................................................... 8<br />

NUMBER SURVEYED ................................................................................................................................ 8<br />

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ........................................................................................................................ 8<br />

HEALTH DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 10<br />

PARENTAL CONCERNS .......................................................................................................................... 22<br />

RESIDENTS’ COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK .................................................................................... 25<br />

OTHER HEALTH AND WELL-BEING COMPLAINTS ................................................................... 25<br />

RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF HEALTH CARE.............................................................................. 26<br />

WORKERS SURVEYED ........................................................................................................................... 27<br />

DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................................................... 27<br />

LICENCES, HEALTH AND THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE ............................................... 28<br />

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF ILL HEALTH .................... 28<br />

CRITIQUE OF THE QLD GOVERNMENT REPORT ........................................................................ 29<br />

FAILURE OF ADEQUATE HEALTH SYMPTOM SURVEILLANCE AND DATA<br />

COLLECTION.............................................................................................................................................. 29<br />

MINIMISATION OF RESIDENTS’ HEALTH CONCERNS ............................................................. 30<br />

REPORT BY CONTRACTED MEDICAL CONSULTANT ................................................................ 31<br />

DEFICIENCIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TESTING .......................... 35<br />

EXPLORING THE EVIDENCE ............................................................................................................... 37<br />

CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................. 39<br />

RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................................................................. 40<br />

APPENDIX A – QUESTIONNAIRES ........................................................................................................... 1<br />

Part 1- Environmental details <strong>of</strong> each household ......................................................................... 2<br />

Part 2- Individual questionnaire for each person within each household .......................... 5<br />

Past history questionnaire ..................................................................................................................... 5<br />

Child age 6-adult questionnaire ........................................................................................................... 7<br />

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