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The impact of industrial plants
“Machów” Sulphur Mines
and “Siarkopol” Chemical Plants
on the environment.
Table of contents
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Location of the city
Tarnobrzeg Sights
“Machów” Sulphur Mine
“Siarkopol” Chemical Plants
Chemical products
Summary
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Location of Tarnobrzeg
The city is located in the south-east of Poland,
in the Sandomierz Valley, on the right bank of the Vistula.
The city was founded in 1593 by the Tarnowski family.
Tarnobrzeg area occupies 86 km2.
It has approximately 50, 000 inhabitants.
Today the city has county rights
in the Podkarpackie Voivodship.
The city developed after the Second World War as a centre of
sulphur mining.
Until recently, it was also a major centre for processing of
sulphur in Poland and the largest producer of sulphuric acid.
It was called “the capital of Polish sulphur industry”.
Tarnobrzeg Sights
The Tarnowski Family Castle
Monument to
Bartosz Głowacki
Museum
The Dominican Church
and Monastery
The Church in Miechocin
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The Tarnowski Family Castle was built in the fourtenth
century and rebuilt several times.
PREVIOUS
The Dominican
Church and
Monastery were
founded by the
Tarnowski family
in 1676
to keep the
miraculous painting
of the Holy Virgin.
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Monument to Bartosz Głowacki – unveiled on 9th September,
1904.
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St. Mary
Magdalene
Church in
TarnobrzegMiechocin
built in 1340.
There is a Gothic
door to the
sacristy
and a baptistery
from 1484.
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History Museum – founded in 1991.
Located in the building of the former granary.
It collects documents, memorabilia and works of art
connected with the traditions of the city and its
surroundings.
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“Machów” Sulphur Mine
The exploitation of native sulphur deposits
by opencast method began in 1970.
The extraction of ore in the mining pit constituted the base
of the production of sulphur using the flotation
and rafination methods.
The exploitation of sulphur ore
and its processing had a damaging impact
on the environment.
By the end of 1992, the extraction of sulphur
in Machów open pit was finished
and the mine was closed down.
The excavation was flooded to form an artificial lake.
Ms Ewa Świca, representing the Mine “Machów”, is explaing
the stages of forming the lake in the excavation.
A group of students on the observation deck
of the former Mine “Machów”.
While gathering materials in the Mine “Machów”.
“Siarkopol” Chemical Plants
In “Siarkopol” Chemical Plants.
The products
of “Siarkopol” Chemical Plants
• Sulphur- used for:
- fabrication of black powder and fireworks,
- production of remedy for parasites of plants,
- production of medecine, pesticides, matches and paper,
- rubber vulcanization.
• Mineral fertilizers – used as a means of enriching
the soil with the necessary nutrient
to improve the growth of plants.
The following fertilizers are produced:
- for agriculture,
- for horticulture,
- ecological.
• Sulphuric acid- mostly used to produce other acids, dyes,
fertilizers, artificial fibres and explosives.
• Bleaching earth – used in refining of edible oil and
animal fat as well as for decolorisation of petroleum oils.
• Fluorine gas – used for production of monomers,
fluorine alkenes from which Teflon
and its derivatives are made.
• Fluoride hydrogene – used for the etching of glass.
• Accumulator acid - used as electrolyte to fill leaded
accumulators.
Zosia is thanking Mr Andrzej Chrząstek,
an engineer working for “Siarkopol” Chemical Plants.
Sulphur mine and chemical plant
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sulphur
sulphuric acid
minerals fertilizers
bleach soil
Annual extraction/production
in the highest business activity time and now.
Sulphur mine and chemical plant
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2008r.
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area
quantity of workers
The area and employment
in the highest business activity and now.
Sulphur mine and chemical plant
m3
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water
sewage
gass and dusts
Water use and refuse water amount
in the highest business activity and now.
Summary
The Sulphur Mine “Machów” and Chemical Plants“Siarkopol”
had an important role for our society. They have influenced
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our town`s development and the life of inhabitants:
there were lots of work places in our region,
thanks to them our town could develop,
they founded a lot of cultural, sports and educational centres,
they contributed greatly to the construction
of such buildings as:
our school-Gimnazjum number 2, “Siarkowiec” estate,
St. Barbara Church, sports facilities in Tarnobrzeg,
the castle in Baranów Sandomierski was rebuilt
and renovated thanks to them.
Castle in Baranów Sandomierski
The work connected with the closure
of the Sulphur Mine “Machów” followed
by the reclamation of post-extraction areas:
- is leading to the revitalisation of devastated areas,
- has already brought about a considerable improvement
in natural environment,
- has helped the damaged fauna and flora to grow again,
- has created new leisure grounds for the inhabitants,
- enbles the development of tourism.
The nearby area is getting more and more popular among
the tourists.
Lovers of water sports.
Windsurfing on the lake.
The former mining pit was flooded to make
an artificial lake for recreation.
We are grateful for help, support and kindness
in realisation of our project given from workers
of “Machów” Sulphur Mine
and “Siarkopol” Chemical Plants in Tarnobrzeg.
Zofia Łukasiewicz
Anna Mysiak
Szymon Halat
Anna Tomczyk
Paweł Strużyk
Marta Kalisz
Radosław Kokoszka
Anna Franecka
Małgorzata Staniszewska
Maciej Tyniec
Kacper Antoniewicz
Agata Jaromek
This presentation has been prepared by students
from classes IIIB and IIB with the help
of their Geography teacher,
Ms Urszula Staniszewska.
Urszula Staniszewska