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Svijest o potrebi zaštite okoliša, životne sredine i zdravlja već je dulje vrijeme pokretač niza razvojnih projekata s ciljem smanjenja negativnih posljedica izazvanih djelovanjem čovjeka i razvojem civilizacije ili čak poboljšanja povoljnih okolnosti neizbježno potrebnih za održavanje zdravog života na zemlji. Ekološke pretpostavke i zahtjevi snažno utječu i na razvojne osnove u našoj sferi aktivnosti pridobivanja i prerade nafte. Svjedoci smo promicanja novijih norma koje su oblikovane s ciljem osiguranja što manjeg štetnog utjecaja korištenja motornih i energetskih goriva na atmosferu, tlo i vode. U segmentu korištenja dometa i mogućnosti koje nam pružaju strojevi koji nas oslobađaju potrebe korištenja dijela živog rada nastojimo smanjiti moguće štetne utjecaje maziva za podmazivanje strojeva i vozila na zdravlje i okoliš. Konačno, cilj nam je postići što je moguće manji utjecaj tehnologije pridobivanja i prerade nafte i proizvodnje naftnih derivata - goriva i maziva na okoliš.Awareness of the need for the protection of environment, living surroundings and health has for some time now been the motivator of a number of development projects with the purpose of reducing negative impacts caused by human activities and development of civilization, or even of advancing favourable circumstances necessary for maintaining a healthy life on earth. Environmental assumptions and requirements have a powerful impact on developmental foundations also in our field of oil recovery and processing. We see the promotion of more recent standards shaped with the purpose of ensuring as low a negative impact as possible of using motor and power fuels on atmosphere, soil and waters. To the extent to which we are using the achievements and the possibilities offered to us by the machinery depriving us of the need to use a part of the living workforce, we are trying to cut down the possible noxious impacts of lubricants for the lubrication of machinery and vehicles on health and environment. Finally, our purpose is to achieve as low as possible an impact of the technology of oil recovery and processing of oil products – fuels and lubricants – on the environment