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Scientists reveal extent of environmental devastation of the Ahwazi Arab homeland

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  • 27/01/2013

Fish containing high levels of heavy metals is causing development disorders and disease among Ahwazi Arabs, according to a number of recent studies.

Consumption of fish living in the heavily polluted rivers of Al-Ahwaz is affecting embryo growth, while contaminated drinking water is causing disorders of the central nervous system, according to the report. Residents suffer high levels of fatigue, blood disorders and diseases affecting the lungs, kidneys, liver and other vital organs as well as miscarriages, cancers, osteoporosis, endocrine disorders, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease and learning difficulties due to the ingestion of toxic metals.

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Al-Ahwaz Environment Report 2013

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  • 27/01/2013

The latest Al-Ahwaz Environment Report, published by the Ahwazi Arab Solidarity Network (AASN), reveals the scale of the ecological disaster in the Arab-majority Al-Ahwaz region.

Indigenous Ahwazi Arabs are being adversely affected by the environmental consequences of the Iranian government’s controversial river diversion programme, intensive sugar cane farming and industrial pollution, which are all the products of the government’s misguided economic development policies. Droughts that were once easily overcome are now exacerbated by man-made water shortages.