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Image (c) Jennifer R. Pournelle, October 2012. Prof. Malik, director of the U. Basra Marine Science Centre, East Hammar Marsh.

As a port within a trading province, Basra is a uniquely multicultural city, mixing Arab, Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, Indian, African, and Southeast Asian heritage (among others!). It makes for a great collegial atmosphere, and open-handed support for international collaborators. We sincerely hope for international reach with this project, for Basra shares its ecological crisis with many other delta regions of the world. Sincere appreciation to Yang Xiao for funding two hours of electron microscopic analysis - a service not yet available to scholars within Iraq!

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About This Project

Collapse of the marsh ecosystems of southern Iraq after 1991 forced hundreds of thousands of people into urban slums, and led to contamination of the remaining water supply. We will establish three test beds to see whether brackish water returned from oil drilling and refining can be used to construct new salt marshes. These will filter water, provide forage for livestock, create habitat for fish nurseries, and give new economic opportunities.
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