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Moreni -between past and prezent P roiect multilateral Comenius : „ Our small but steady steps together save the 3E: Environment , Europe and Earth !”. Liceul T ehnologic Petrol Moreni Scoala G imnaziala Nr. 1 Moreni. Moreni in our region.
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Moreni-between pastandprezentProiect multilateral Comenius:„Oursmall but steadystepstogethersavethe 3E: Environment, Europe andEarth!” LiceulTehnologic Petrol Moreni ScoalaGimnaziala Nr. 1 Moreni
Moreni in our region Moreni is a small Town situated in Dambovita County, from MunteniaSud Region. Moreni
"Black Gold“ from Moreni - the main natural resource and a great problem for the environment Deposits of oil and natural gas transformed Moreni into a national and even worldwide center . Oil exploitation in significant quantities, was recorded in Moreni before 1857, considered to be the birth year of Romanian oil Industry. Cricov River The first oil wells
The first environmentalaggressions The major change was in 1904 when the first oil-wells was build in the area. In 1961, Moreni became the first town in Romania and the third one in the world as far as the volume of petroleum extraction was concerned. The most productive oil wells in the country, in the period 1920-1925 was one (No.1) from Moreni, Pleasa area, which in 1925 had an output of 600 tons / day. Oil company - Astra Română 1920
Environmental transformations and evolution of the city Moreni, 1923 Moreni, 1926 On the land with oil wells the vegetation is totally destroyed and the groundwater also. During oil extraction, toxic substances are exude in the air; these are not beneficial to our body and also can settle on vegetables and fruit from people's gardens
Fires on the fields of oil wells Piscov Valley, Bana hill and Ţuicani plain from Moreni remained famous for the fires in the area (May 1929). The hugeflamesdrifted on thewindhavespreadrapidly, includingtheotherwells, andfouroiltanks in theimmediatevicinity. The damage was immense, 13 wells were destroyed and 3 were demolished, according to the publication “The New York Times”". 10 million tons of oil have lost . Explosion – oil wells No. 160 The biggest oil fire in the European History, year 1929
How the community solved the oil extraction polutionin Moreni Moreni today • Few things have been successfully completed after such a destruction of the environment • Over the time have decreased the number of oil wells • Trying planting trees on former areas of oil wells • Sometimes new extraction technologies have used but not always due to cost • The takeover of oil extraction by the Austrian Group OMV has not solved the problem of pollution in this area yet.
Floods incidence in the Moreni area The worst floods in Moreni area were in 1975, 1976, 1979, 2001 and 2005. Thesedestroyedhouses, lands, roads, urban constructions. There have been numerous landslide. Floods in Moreni Cricov River after flood Moreni after inundation
How the authorities solved the floods problem ScoalaGimnaziala Nr. 1 • Were built defense dams along the Cricov River • Wascleaned Cricov’sriverbed • News bridges were built • Roads were reconstructed
How the students solved the floods problem • The student planted trees on the both sides of the river • Now, the grown trees protect the city from floods.
Thank you! Romanian Team: Ana, Roberta, Ioana, Cristian, Andrei, Iustin, Silviu, Alexandru