Moldovan Fulbright Scholar Visiting Ground Water Institute
For release: August 29, 2003
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

Dr. Constantin Moraru, a 2003-04 Fulbright scholar from the Republic of Moldova, is visiting the Herff College of Engineering's Ground Water Institute at the University of Memphis for eight months to conduct research on water quality.

Moraru directs the hydrogeology laboratory at the Institute of Geophysics and Geology at the Academy of Sciences in Chisinau, Moldova. Moldova's economy is driven by agriculture, and the county is heavily farmed. The excessive use of pesticides, including DDT, has polluted ground water in the region. Public water supply wells in Moldova also report high levels of selenium.

Moraru will be comparing Moldova's ground water quality to that of aquifer systems in the United States, particularly to that of the Memphis aquifer, which is the primary water source for much of the Mid-South. Memphis has some of the highest quality ground water in the world. The goal of his research is to help develop practices to sustain and protect Moldova's ground water resources.

Dr. Jerry Anderson, director of the Ground Water Institute, is hosting Moraru during his visit.

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