Ecological and hygienic assessment of environment in the town with glass packaging production

Abstract

The population of the industrialized centers is constantly affected by the complex of technogenic factors of environmental pollution. The leading technogenic factor is known to impact negatively the population health is air pollution. Technogenic air pollution in cities is caused by the emissions of contaminants both as a result of motor transportation and industrial enterprises. This impact is one of the main reasons for the public health deterioration. Glass production is among such sources. Air pollution with toxic substances causes soil pollution, which ecological and sanitary condition can serve as a marker of environmental pollution rate. The study objective was the ecological and hygienic environment assessment of the Gorokhovets town in the Vladimir region, where modern glass empties production is functioning. Statistics of the regional official services in Gorokhovets district of the Vladimir region, as well as data from our own research have been applied for the research. Heavy metals in soil have been detected by x-ray fluorescence method applying spectrometer “Spectroscan MAX-G”. Anions content in soils was determined using water extracts from soil samples by capillary electrophoresis applying device “Kapel-104”. Results. The statistics published by the official regional state services on the gross amount of air pollutants emissions have been analyzed. Data on the heavy metals (HM) and anions content in various parts of Gorokhovets have been obtained. Conclusion. The ecologic-hygienic assessment of environment allowed to reveal that vehicles make the largest contribution to the air pollution in Gorohovets area in recent years. The main stationary air pollution source n is the glass works “Rusdzham” as first of all nitrogen oxides are its by-products.

Transformation of the chemical properties of soils in the zone of influence of the asphalt concrete plant

“…The soil, accumulating the incoming pollutants, inevitably affects the adjacent environments, acting as a source of secondary pollution of atmospheric air, natural waters, biotic complex [2]. Technogenic air pollution in cities is caused by emissions of pollutants, both as a result of the activities of vehicles and industrial enterprises [3]. However, the demand for asphalt mix in the region sometimes exceeds the production capacity of both stationary and mobile asphalt-concrete plants.…”