In Southern Tunisia, Pollution No Longer Swept Under the Rug

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Gabès’fishing harbor, Tunisia. Photo source: ©© Phileole

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The story of Gabès and the local phosphate industry follows a plot that is all too familiar: an underdeveloped town located in an industrial region boasts one major lucrative industry with high output and export values, but the local population and surroundings experience alarming levels of illness and environmental blight…

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