Blue Gold Expo in Chisinau, Moldova

In a lovely spring day, at the 19^th of March 2010, in the capital city of Moldova, Chisinau, Philanthropic Association IRFF ONLUS of Moldova organised an expo for the world Water day.

As in all other countries of the world water is the source to life, but in Moldova this is not that given. The water is murky and has a strong smell of chlorine. The water also contains leftovers from the horrible Chernobyl disaster in 1986, which makes the water unhealthy to consume. The people in Moldova are encouraged to drink bottled water, but this could be very expensive for the poor. Still over 80% of the population drinks water from tainted wells and lakes. This water problem is expected to get worse due to the pending climate changes, and this is where Nicolae Cirpala and his organisation, IRFF, are trying to make a difference.

Nicolae has invited several establishments to inform people about the Moldavian water issues, among them were the Academy of Science of Moldova(ASM). They held a conference where they brought up several problems that Moldova is suffering from, inter alia water pollution due to factories, pig farms and remaining damages from the Soviet Union. They have several programs including research about the water structure in the Nistru River. Also the same research where made for Prut River where they have found new species of life in the water. This is both good and bad, since the newly found bacteria can eat through wood, like bridges and such. They keep data of the water situation on their website, www.apa.asm.md, which is open for everyone to follow their progress. The Nistru River is very damaged due to all the small rivers that flows into Nistru, and these creeks bring toxic substances from the smaller villages, like Nitrates. This is a health risk for everyone, but children are the one vulnerable and catch illnesses faster then they should.

On this exposition they also talked about solutions to these problems, including a way to clean water through Ultra Violet light. They also brought up how to prepare for a flood and what to do afterwards. They hope that there soon will be a law against infiltrated water, and that the government will try their best to make this possible, so that the people can drink healthy water without Nitrates and latrine waste from pig farms.

During this day you also had a chance to see purification products for your drinking water at home, like the “Cleansy Mag”. This invention makes hard water clean by filtrate the water using the earth’s own dissolvent, limestone and magnesium.

This day was successful and made people open their eyes for the Moldavian water problems. Nicolae Cirpala will continue to support the work for human rights and the environment together with his organisation, IRFF of Moldova.

Anna Nilsson & Pernilla Thomsen