Open AccessAnalysis of the impact of economic activity on atmospheric air quality in Ulan-Ude
Author(s) -
Svetlana Ayusheeva,
Nadezhda Botoeva,
Anna Mikheeva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/320/1/012009
Subject(s) - air quality index , environmental quality , air pollution , comparability , environmental protection , environmental science , natural resource economics , environmental planning , geography , economics , political science , meteorology , ecology , law , biology , mathematics , combinatorics
The growth of negative environmental impact requires increased attention to the processes of air protection. In recent years, significant imbalance of the biosphere has been clearly observed. This study proved a significant excess of negative environmental impact of Ulan-Ude in comparison with assimilation potential of the environment. Ulan-Ude, which is annually included in the list of the most polluted cities in Russia in terms of the level of atmospheric pollution, this problem is mainly due to the processes associated with the generation of electricity and motor transport. Very high concentrations of benzo[a]pyrene (hazard class 1), formaldehyde (hazard class 1) and particulate matter in Ulan-Ude contribute to an increase in the incidence of children and adults. High depreciation of environmental protection equipment, insufficient expenditures on atmospheric protection measures, and comparability of payments for normative and excessive pollution determine the inefficiency of the existing environmental policy.