How Locals are Turning Basra's Poisoned Rivers into Drinking Water

A businessman, NGOs and volunteer take action after 100,000 hospitalised from infected water.

In recent months in Basra, up to 100,000 people have been hospitalised as a result of water-related illnesses, while thousands have protested in the street over a lack of drinkable water.

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• Water Pollution
• Decontamination
• Contaminant Removal
• River Studies
• Pollution
• Contaminant Movement Mapping
• Drinking Water
• River Engineering
• Pollution

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