Water From Oil: Can We Help Restore Iraq's Marshes?

By Jennifer R. Pournelle
Backed by Frank Pournelle, Betti Bell, Marty Knott Snow, Lynda Roades, N Horsley, Lars Westergren, David Todd, Mary Belle, Mark Wilson, John J. Duffy, and 33 other backers
University of South Carolina
Cayce, South Carolina
EcologyEngineering
Open Access
Tax Deductible
DOI: 10.18258/2206
$4,000
Raised of $2,500 Goal
160%
Funded on 4/15/14
Successfully Funded
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  • 160%
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    on 4/15/14

Lab Notes

Basra Breeze
April 4, 2016
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Carolina Corps
May 8, 2014
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Field of Dreams
May 5, 2014
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The Rooftops of Basra
May 3, 2014
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Water and Oil
May 2, 2014
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Nature Finds A Way
May 1, 2014
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Nature Finds A Way
May 1, 2014
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Sheep, Sedges, and Sustainability
May 1, 2014
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Arrivals and Departures
April 29, 2014
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Dubai Dhows at Dawn
April 29, 2014
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Final Preparations - 4 Hours to Go
April 15, 2014
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All Ashore Who are Coming Ashore!
April 15, 2014
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12 Hours to Go
April 15, 2014
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Umm Basra
April 10, 2014
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Past and Future Scenes
April 10, 2014
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Basra, A City of Poets
April 10, 2014
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Fleet Assembly
April 10, 2014
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Home is Where the Heart Is
April 6, 2014
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Sending Samples Downriver
April 6, 2014
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All Hands to the Prow Line
April 4, 2014
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International Backing
April 4, 2014
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Loading Up
April 4, 2014
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Let the Science Begin!
April 4, 2014
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Basra Awaits!
April 4, 2014
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A Few More Loads
April 4, 2014
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To the Bellams!
April 4, 2014
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Ready for the Final Push
April 4, 2014
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Motoring On!
April 4, 2014
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Just One Kelek Away!
March 31, 2014
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A Day's Profits
March 30, 2014
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Netting Two Grand is Grand!
March 30, 2014
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One Quarter To Go
March 26, 2014
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Cargoes Aweigh
March 25, 2014
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Holding Fast to a New Future
March 24, 2014
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Heading to Basra
March 24, 2014
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En Route to the Finish Line!
March 24, 2014
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Punting for Home!
March 24, 2014
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Reed-Powered Globalization?
March 24, 2014
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A Working Fleet
March 20, 2014
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Some Heavy Lifting
March 17, 2014
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Heading Upstream
March 17, 2014
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Taradas at Qabab
March 16, 2014
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The Tarada Returns to Mesopotamian Marshlands
March 16, 2014
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To the Land of Sinbad
March 16, 2014
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Over the Top!
March 16, 2014
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Almost Halfway There!
March 13, 2014
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All the Way from Erbil!
March 12, 2014
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Sailing On!
March 12, 2014
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All Aboard!
March 12, 2014
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Speeding up!
March 12, 2014
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Off to a Great Start!
March 11, 2014
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Our First Donation!
March 11, 2014
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