Open AccessEnsuring environmental safety at Garabogaz transport and industrial complex by identifying environmental risks
Author(s) -
Elena Smirnova,
Azat Ataev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/918/1/012142
Subject(s) - factory (object oriented programming) , environmental science , environmental impact assessment , business , environmental resource management , environmental protection , environmental economics , natural resource , production (economics) , balance of nature , environmental planning , risk analysis (engineering) , natural resource economics , computer science , ecology , economics , biology , programming language , macroeconomics
The authors of the article propose a number of measures to optimize the production process of “Garabogazcarbamide” factory in order to increase its environmental safety. The factory and the newly equipped berth in Garabogaz (Bekdash) have a negative impact on the ecological situation of the Caspian Sea, in particular, Garabogazgol Bay. The fragile balance between economic activity and preservation of the ecosystem and its biodiversity is broken. Potential accidents at drilling rigs and oil-gas transport and industrial complex can lead to extreme consequences and desertification of the region. The threat of environmental degradation in the Caspian region and the depletion of its natural resources are especially great due to the overdevelopment of the fuel and energy industry, the lack of legal regulations for environmental protection, the limited use of energy and environmental technologies and a primitive environmental culture; all these factors increase the risk of technological disasters. According to the authors’ opinion, the organization of a system of continuous environmental monitoring over the technological updating of the factory equipment; the use of a closed JW system (including desalting unit); the construction of its own power plant for the needs of the factory; purification systems for atmospheric emissions; improving smart technologies to reduce natural gas consumption can help to improve the environmental situation in Garabogaz.