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TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Chenini Oasis, Gabes, Southern Tunisia.
Ali Jabri, a retired army mechanical engineer, inherited his plot of land in the Chenini oasis from his father. He cultivates certified organic pomegranates and henna there.
For him, this part of the oasis was paradise before the 1970s. Since the phosphate processing plant and cement factory were built, farmers have seen their access to water diminish. The factories use the oasis's water table for their industrial activities, and the river that used to flow through the oasis is now completely dry. The plots need to be irrigated every 15 days for tree crops, less often for vegetable crops. Today, water is only distributed to each plot every 30 to 40 days.
For Ali, the oasis will soon die if water management is not better regulated to support oasis agriculture. And with it, an entire way of life and tradition.
Ali Jabri, a retired army mechanical engineer, inherited his plot of land in the Chenini oasis from his father. He cultivates certified organic pomegranates and henna there.
For him, this part of the oasis was paradise before the 1970s. Since the phosphate processing plant and cement factory were built, farmers have seen their access to water diminish. The factories use the oasis's water table for their industrial activities, and the river that used to flow through the oasis is now completely dry. The plots need to be irrigated every 15 days for tree crops, less often for vegetable crops. Today, water is only distributed to each plot every 30 to 40 days.
For Ali, the oasis will soon die if water management is not better regulated to support oasis agriculture. And with it, an entire way of life and tradition.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Chenini Oasis, Gabes, Southern Tunisia.
Ali Jabri, a retired army mechanical engineer, inherited his plot of land in the Chenini oasis from his father. He cultivates certified organic pomegranates and henna there.
For him, this part of the oasis was paradise before the 1970s. Since the phosphate processing plant and cement factory were built, farmers have seen their access to water diminish. The factories use the oasis's water table for their industrial activities, and the river that used to flow through the oasis is now completely dry. The plots need to be irrigated every 15 days for tree crops, less often for vegetable crops. Today, water is only distributed to each plot every 30 to 40 days.
For Ali, the oasis will soon die if water management is not better regulated to support oasis agriculture. And with it, an entire way of life and tradition.
Ali Jabri, a retired army mechanical engineer, inherited his plot of land in the Chenini oasis from his father. He cultivates certified organic pomegranates and henna there.
For him, this part of the oasis was paradise before the 1970s. Since the phosphate processing plant and cement factory were built, farmers have seen their access to water diminish. The factories use the oasis's water table for their industrial activities, and the river that used to flow through the oasis is now completely dry. The plots need to be irrigated every 15 days for tree crops, less often for vegetable crops. Today, water is only distributed to each plot every 30 to 40 days.
For Ali, the oasis will soon die if water management is not better regulated to support oasis agriculture. And with it, an entire way of life and tradition.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Chenini Oasis. Gabes. Tunisia
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Chenini Oasis. Gabes. Tunisia
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Chenini Oasis. Gabes. Tunisia
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Chenini Palm Grove. Gabes
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Djerba Road. June 5, 2016. Palm trees along the road connecting Gabes to Djerba.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Djerba Road. June 5, 2016. Palm trees along the road connecting Gabes to Djerba.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes, June 3, 2016. Participants during the Stop Pollution event during their workshop presentation. The goal of the Stop Pollution event is to raise awareness among public authorities and citizens of Gabes in order to compel the Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) and all factories in the industrial zone to comply with national and international environmental protection conventions and advocate for the introduction of new, less polluting technologies in the factory's production.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes, June 3, 2016. Participants in the Stop Pollution event take a photo at the end of their presentation. In the middle is Moncef Larbi, an intern at the Gabes hospital. He denounces the difficult access to information and statistics on the health and environmental crisis in the oasis. The goal of the Stop Pollution event is to raise awareness among public authorities and citizens of Gabes in order to compel the Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) and all factories in the industrial zone to comply with national and international conventions for environmental protection. The event also advocates for the introduction of new, less polluting technologies in the factory's production.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes, June 3, 2016. Participants in the Stop Pollution event take a photo at the end of their presentation. In the middle is Moncef Larbi, an intern at the Gabes hospital. He denounces the difficult access to information and statistics on the health and environmental crisis in the oasis. The goal of the Stop Pollution event is to raise awareness among public authorities and citizens of Gabes in order to compel the Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) and all factories in the industrial zone to comply with national and international conventions for environmental protection. The event also advocates for the introduction of new, less polluting technologies in the factory's production.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Fatiha (right) suffers from lung problems. She has to take numerous medications to treat them. The Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) factory releases toxic particles and pollutants into the air, causing numerous illnesses and cancers, as well as damaging local crops in the oasis.
Fatiha (right) suffers from lung problems. She has to take numerous medications to treat them. The Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) factory releases toxic particles and pollutants into the air, causing numerous illnesses and cancers, as well as damaging local crops in the oasis.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes.
Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Fatiha suffers from lung problems. She has to take numerous medications to treat them. The Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) factory releases toxic particles and pollutants into the air, causing numerous illnesses and cancers, as well as damaging local crops in the oasis.
Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Fatiha suffers from lung problems. She has to take numerous medications to treat them. The Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) factory releases toxic particles and pollutants into the air, causing numerous illnesses and cancers, as well as damaging local crops in the oasis.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes.
Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Fatiha suffers from lung problems. She has to take numerous medications to treat them. The Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) factory releases toxic particles and pollutants into the air, causing numerous illnesses and cancers, as well as damaging local crops in the oasis.
Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Fatiha suffers from lung problems. She has to take numerous medications to treat them. The Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) factory releases toxic particles and pollutants into the air, causing numerous illnesses and cancers, as well as damaging local crops in the oasis.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016. Jihan, 15, whose hand is afflicted with a disease that has progressively caused her to lose the use of her muscles, rests on the control that steers her wheelchair. Today, she can no longer stand upright and requires constant assistance. Her brother, Ali, 8, suffers from the same disease and will also lose the use of his muscles. Jihan has had to stop attending school for two years.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Jalila, mother of 15-year-old Jihan, who suffers from a disease that has caused her to progressively lose the use of her muscles, and her sister help her into her wheelchair. Today, she can no longer stand upright and is confined to lying down and moving around in a wheelchair. Her brother, Ali, 8, suffers from the same disease and will also lose the use of his muscles.
Jihan has had to stop going to school for two years.
Jalila, mother of 15-year-old Jihan, who suffers from a disease that has caused her to progressively lose the use of her muscles, and her sister help her into her wheelchair. Today, she can no longer stand upright and is confined to lying down and moving around in a wheelchair. Her brother, Ali, 8, suffers from the same disease and will also lose the use of his muscles.
Jihan has had to stop going to school for two years.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Jalila, mother of 15-year-old Jihan, who suffers from a disease that has caused her to progressively lose the use of her muscles, and her sister help her into her wheelchair. Today, she can no longer stand upright and is confined to lying down and moving around in a wheelchair. Her brother, Ali, 8, suffers from the same disease and will also lose the use of his muscles.
Jihan has had to stop going to school for two years.
Jalila, mother of 15-year-old Jihan, who suffers from a disease that has caused her to progressively lose the use of her muscles, and her sister help her into her wheelchair. Today, she can no longer stand upright and is confined to lying down and moving around in a wheelchair. Her brother, Ali, 8, suffers from the same disease and will also lose the use of his muscles.
Jihan has had to stop going to school for two years.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Majdi Chairat looks at the X-rays of his cousin's skeleton. Her cousin suffers from skeletal fluorosis, a disease that weakens bones and joints. Consuming contaminated water over long periods can have harmful effects on the body. If left untreated, neurological disorders can develop.
Majdi Chairat looks at the X-rays of his cousin's skeleton. Her cousin suffers from skeletal fluorosis, a disease that weakens bones and joints. Consuming contaminated water over long periods can have harmful effects on the body. If left untreated, neurological disorders can develop.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Majdi Chairat looks at the X-rays of his cousin's skeleton. Her cousin suffers from skeletal fluorosis, a disease that weakens bones and joints. Consuming contaminated water over long periods can have harmful effects on the body. If left untreated, neurological disorders can develop.
Majdi Chairat looks at the X-rays of his cousin's skeleton. Her cousin suffers from skeletal fluorosis, a disease that weakens bones and joints. Consuming contaminated water over long periods can have harmful effects on the body. If left untreated, neurological disorders can develop.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016.
Majdi Chairat looks at the X-rays of his cousin's skeleton. Her cousin suffers from skeletal fluorosis, a disease that weakens bones and joints. Consuming contaminated water over long periods can have harmful effects on the body. If left untreated, neurological disorders can develop.
Majdi Chairat looks at the X-rays of his cousin's skeleton. Her cousin suffers from skeletal fluorosis, a disease that weakens bones and joints. Consuming contaminated water over long periods can have harmful effects on the body. If left untreated, neurological disorders can develop.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 4, 2016. Mohamed Chairat with his little girl in his family home in the Chott Salem oasis.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 4, 2016.
View of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum mixed with water into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
View of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum mixed with water into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes, June 4, 2016.
At the offices of the Tunisian Environmental Association (ATEN) in Gabes, the team is analyzing the results of a health survey conducted on residents of the various oases in the Gabes region. Faced with a lack of official statistics, Foued Kraiem, director of ATEN Gabes, took the initiative to conduct a large-scale survey of 16,526 oasis residents to demonstrate the overrepresentation of diseases and cancers in Gabes.
At the offices of the Tunisian Environmental Association (ATEN) in Gabes, the team is analyzing the results of a health survey conducted on residents of the various oases in the Gabes region. Faced with a lack of official statistics, Foued Kraiem, director of ATEN Gabes, took the initiative to conduct a large-scale survey of 16,526 oasis residents to demonstrate the overrepresentation of diseases and cancers in Gabes.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes, June 4, 2016.
At the offices of the Tunisian Environmental Association (ATEN) in Gabes, the team is analyzing the results of a health survey conducted on residents of the various oases in the Gabes region. Faced with a lack of official statistics, Foued Kraiem, director of ATEN Gabes, took the initiative to conduct a large-scale survey of 16,526 oasis residents to demonstrate the overrepresentation of diseases and cancers in Gabes.
At the offices of the Tunisian Environmental Association (ATEN) in Gabes, the team is analyzing the results of a health survey conducted on residents of the various oases in the Gabes region. Faced with a lack of official statistics, Foued Kraiem, director of ATEN Gabes, took the initiative to conduct a large-scale survey of 16,526 oasis residents to demonstrate the overrepresentation of diseases and cancers in Gabes.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 4, 2016. View of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum mixed with water into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016. At the Chairat family's farm.
The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, leading to numerous illnesses and cancers.
The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, leading to numerous illnesses and cancers.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016. The wife of farmer Mohamed Chairat is suffering from respiratory failure. She unpacks all her medications.
The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about pollution caused by toxic waste released into the air, soil, and sea, leading to numerous illnesses and cancers.
The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about pollution caused by toxic waste released into the air, soil, and sea, leading to numerous illnesses and cancers.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016. The wife of farmer Mohamed Chairat is suffering from respiratory failure. She unpacks all her medications.
The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about pollution caused by toxic waste released into the air, soil, and sea, leading to numerous illnesses and cancers.
The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about pollution caused by toxic waste released into the air, soil, and sea, leading to numerous illnesses and cancers.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 4, 2016.
View from the Chairat family's plot in the Chott Essalem oasis of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
View from the Chairat family's plot in the Chott Essalem oasis of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 4, 2016. View from the Chairat family's plot in the Chott Essalem oasis of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 4, 2016. View from the Chairat family's plot in the Chott Essalem oasis of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem, June 4, 2016.
Salem Chairat inspects his crops damaged by the acid rain of April 2016. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
Salem Chairat inspects his crops damaged by the acid rain of April 2016. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem, June 4, 2016.
Salem Chairat inspects his crops damaged by the acid rain of April 2016. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
Salem Chairat inspects his crops damaged by the acid rain of April 2016. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem Oasis. June 4, 2016. A farm worker spreads out tobacco plants to dry.
Hedi Cherif, a neighbor of the Chairat family, lost between 60% and 80% of his lettuce and tobacco harvest due to pollution and acid rain in April 2016.
Hedi Cherif, a neighbor of the Chairat family, lost between 60% and 80% of his lettuce and tobacco harvest due to pollution and acid rain in April 2016.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem, June 4, 2016. Salem Chairat on his family plot. Now retired, he worked in the marble industry. He believes the number of farmers has drastically decreased because the activity is no longer profitable and there is a labor shortage. He has been farming since his retirement. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Farmers complain about pollution caused by toxic waste released into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damages their crops.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 4, 2016. View from the Chairat family's plot in the Chott Essalem oasis of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Women cultivate the Chairat family's plots in the Chott Essalem oasis, near the phosphate processing plant.
The oasis is an intensive agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops grown on three levels.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
The oasis is an intensive agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops grown on three levels.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Women cultivate the Chairat family's plots in the Chott Essalem oasis, near the phosphate processing plant.
The oasis is an intensive agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops grown on three levels.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
The oasis is an intensive agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops grown on three levels.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem, June 4, 2016.
In his tobacco field, Salem Chairat inspects his crops.
After acid rain in April 2016, the farmer complains of having lost 60% of his tobacco harvest. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
In his tobacco field, Salem Chairat inspects his crops.
After acid rain in April 2016, the farmer complains of having lost 60% of his tobacco harvest. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem, June 4, 2016.
In his tobacco field, Salem Chairat inspects his crops.
After acid rain in April 2016, the farmer complains of having lost 60% of his tobacco harvest. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
In his tobacco field, Salem Chairat inspects his crops.
After acid rain in April 2016, the farmer complains of having lost 60% of his tobacco harvest. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chott Essalem, June 4, 2016.
In his tobacco field, Salem Chairat inspects his crops.
After acid rain in April 2016, the farmer complains of having lost 60% of his tobacco harvest. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
In his tobacco field, Salem Chairat inspects his crops.
After acid rain in April 2016, the farmer complains of having lost 60% of his tobacco harvest. He has initiated legal proceedings to have the GCT factory compensate him for his losses. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. The farmers complain about the pollution caused by the release of toxic products into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damage their crops.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. Chott Essalem, June 4, 2016.
Following acid rain in April 2016, farmer Salem Chairat complained of losing 60% of his tobacco harvest. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Farmers complain about pollution caused by toxic waste released into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damages their crops.
Following acid rain in April 2016, farmer Salem Chairat complained of losing 60% of his tobacco harvest. The Chairat family's farmland is located near the Tunisian Chemical Group's factory, which processes raw phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region to produce chemicals such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Farmers complain about pollution caused by toxic waste released into the air, soil, and sea, which regularly damages their crops.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes, June 4, 2016. A train from the mines in the Gafsa region transports raw phosphate to the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the region's main economic driver and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. Chenini Oasis. June 3, 2016. Farmer Ali Ahmed, on his family plot. He inherited this 3000 m2 plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in national education.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
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Gabes. Chenini Oasis. June 3, 2016
Farmer Ali Ahmed cultivates vegetables on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
Farmer Ali Ahmed cultivates vegetables on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. Chenini Oasis. June 3, 2016. Farmer Ali Ahmed cultivates leek seeds on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chenini Oasis. June 3, 2016
Farmer Ali Ahmed cultivates vegetables on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
Farmer Ali Ahmed cultivates vegetables on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. Chenini Oasis. June 3, 2016
Farmer Ali Ahmed cultivates vegetables on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
Farmer Ali Ahmed cultivates vegetables on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. Chenini Oasis. June 3, 2016. Farmer Ali Ahmed, on his family plot. He inherited this 3,000 m² plot from his father and has always worked in agriculture alongside his job in the national education system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
With the support of the Chenini Oasis Preservation Association, the farmer uses traditional, organic, and ecological methods to cultivate his land.
The oasis is a three-tiered agricultural system of date palms, fruit trees, and vegetable and fodder crops.
Today, urban sprawl, pollution from the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) and cement plants, water scarcity, soil depletion, and the fragmentation of agricultural plots due to inheritance threaten the future of the oasis system.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ On the phosphate route in Tunisia.
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Gabes. June 3, 2016
View of the Gabes oasis
View of the Gabes oasis
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes, June 3, 2016
Poster for the "Stop Pollution" event, addressing the environmental, social, and health crises in the Gabes oasis, is displayed at the entrance of the hotel hosting participants.
The "Stop Pollution" group, founded in Gabes in 2012 by activists and members of civil society, is organizing a three-day event to raise awareness among civil society actors, citizens, and public authorities in Gabes, encouraging them to reflect on the environmental crisis and how to address it.
Poster for the "Stop Pollution" event, addressing the environmental, social, and health crises in the Gabes oasis, is displayed at the entrance of the hotel hosting participants.
The "Stop Pollution" group, founded in Gabes in 2012 by activists and members of civil society, is organizing a three-day event to raise awareness among civil society actors, citizens, and public authorities in Gabes, encouraging them to reflect on the environmental crisis and how to address it.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes, June 3, 2016. Activist Mohamed Jridi, co-organizer of the "Stop Pollution" event, moderates a report on a workshop held on the first day. Their goal is to raise awareness among public authorities and citizens of Gabes in order to compel the Tunisian Chemical Group (CGT) and all factories in the industrial zone to comply with national and international environmental protection conventions. They are also advocating for the introduction of new, less polluting technologies in the factory's production.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. June 3, 2016
A leaflet for the "Stop Pollution" event, based on a workshop report from an event addressing environmental, social, and health crises in the Gabes oasis.
The "Stop Pollution" group, founded in Gabes in 2012 by activists and members of civil society, is organizing a three-day event to raise awareness among civil society actors in Gabes, citizens, and public authorities, encouraging them to reflect on the environmental crisis and how to address it.
A leaflet for the "Stop Pollution" event, based on a workshop report from an event addressing environmental, social, and health crises in the Gabes oasis.
The "Stop Pollution" group, founded in Gabes in 2012 by activists and members of civil society, is organizing a three-day event to raise awareness among civil society actors in Gabes, citizens, and public authorities, encouraging them to reflect on the environmental crisis and how to address it.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. June 3, 2016.
Meherz Hamrouni, captain and president of the Gabes coastal fishing union, walks along the road leading to the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. He has stopped going out to sea due to the lack of fish. The toxic and polluting waste discharged by the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant has killed all marine life since the 1990s. The Gulf of Gabes was an important breeding ground. The plant discharges 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum daily into the Mediterranean, and it accumulates on the beach.
Meherz Hamrouni, captain and president of the Gabes coastal fishing union, walks along the road leading to the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant in Gabes. He has stopped going out to sea due to the lack of fish. The toxic and polluting waste discharged by the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant has killed all marine life since the 1990s. The Gulf of Gabes was an important breeding ground. The plant discharges 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum daily into the Mediterranean, and it accumulates on the beach.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes, June 3, 2016. Water flows from the National Sanitation Office (ONAS) wastewater treatment plant into the sea. Phosphogypsum discharged by the chemical phosphate processing plant accumulates daily, blocking the water's flow onto the beach. Nazih Aouidi and the Chott Essalem Association for Sustainable Development dig a trench twice a month to prevent the polluted water from stagnating on the beach.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes, June 3, 2016. Water flows from the National Sanitation Office (ONAS) wastewater treatment plant into the sea. Phosphogypsum discharged by the chemical phosphate processing plant accumulates daily, blocking the water's flow onto the beach. Nazih Aouidi and the Chott Essalem Association for Sustainable Development dig a trench twice a month to prevent the polluted water from stagnating on the beach.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. June 3, 2016.
View of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant from Gabes beach. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
View of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant from Gabes beach. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
Augustin Le Gall / Le Pictorium
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Gabes. June 3, 2016.
View of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant from Gabes beach. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
View of the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant from Gabes beach. The plant is a Tunisian state-owned company that produces and processes phosphate extracted from the Gafsa region into chemical products such as fertilizer and phosphoric acid. Exporting 90% of its production, the group is the main economic driver of the region and employs over 3,000 people on site. Farmers in the oasis face severe soil and air pollution due to toxic and polluting discharges into the air and sea. The plant releases 13,000 tons of dry phosphogypsum into the Mediterranean Sea every day.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. June 3, 2016.
On the beach at Gabes, a beached turtle is decomposing. Toxic and polluting waste discharged by the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant has killed all marine life since the 1990s. The Gulf of Gabes was an important breeding ground for fish and marine animals.
On the beach at Gabes, a beached turtle is decomposing. Toxic and polluting waste discharged by the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) plant has killed all marine life since the 1990s. The Gulf of Gabes was an important breeding ground for fish and marine animals.
TUNISIA-ENVIRONMENT/ Phosphates, the poison of Gabès.
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Gabes. June 3, 2016.
An abandoned fishing boat on the beach in Gabes, in front of the Chott Essalem oasis. The port of Gabes now has approximately 250 coastal fishermen, compared to 500 to 800 previously. The majority have ceased fishing due to a lack of fish. Only the largest boats, capable of traveling more than 30 km, are allowed to go out, but they are forced to venture further and further afield, towards Sfax to the north, the Libyan coast, or Italy.
An abandoned fishing boat on the beach in Gabes, in front of the Chott Essalem oasis. The port of Gabes now has approximately 250 coastal fishermen, compared to 500 to 800 previously. The majority have ceased fishing due to a lack of fish. Only the largest boats, capable of traveling more than 30 km, are allowed to go out, but they are forced to venture further and further afield, towards Sfax to the north, the Libyan coast, or Italy.
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