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In Russia, industrial policy is the strategic effort of the government to encourage the development and growth of the manufacturing sector aimed at making it innovative, internationally competitive and sustainable. New regulatory instruments have been gradually developed and used for 5-7 years; this period is sometimes addressed as ?the national neo-industrialisation?. In advanced industrial countries, environmental modernisation theory is often considered as a possible solution to the key environmental problems. ...

Environmental management is aimed at the safe use of natural processes, taking into account the biological features of management and the socio-economic possibilities of the management company. Responsible business contains a set of principles, methods, means and forms of production management, developed and applied at an enterprise in order to improve the environmental efficiency of production. Environmental management includes an assessment of the social and environmental performance of the organization. Environ...

Population growth in coastal areas worldwide call for new challenges to be solved. Blue growth initiatives are elaborated and developed in order to prevent sea resources depletion unsustainably by fishing, mining, transportation, tourism, and waste. The EU Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), EU Groundwater Directive (2002/118/EC) as well as EU Waste Framework Directive (2006/12/EC) are the legislative tools that base the pillars for more detailed action plans that prevents contamination spread, promote clean-u...

In Russia, the national Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Act introducing the concept of Best Available Techniques (BAT) was adopted in 2014. Since then, applying BATs and complying with BAT-associated Emission Levels (BAT-AELs) has become an issue of great importance for the industries concerned and has implied obligations at two levels. Firstly, the Ministry for Industry and Trade (MIT) and the Ministry for Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) had to set out the appropriate process for drawi...

In modern conditions, the main problem is the threat of loss of natural resistance. Environmental responsibility implies the maintenance of a rational system. Such a system contributes to the preservation of natural heritage for future generations. Environmental resources include climate, biosphere, landscape, aquifer. These resources are used to form innovative clusters. They set the conditions and limitations of business activities [1]. Corporate environmental management is designed to effectively manage the ent...

Application of sorbents is one of most promising methods for removal oil spills from water surface. Plant fibres (kapok, straw, rice husks, nutshells) are very popular due to their availability and biodegradability. The disadvantage of these materials is their low selectivity towards water. One of the methods of modifying the surface properties of materials is the immobilization of controlled nanoparticles on the surface. In this way, plant fibres are used as a cheap carrier and the introduced nanoparticles improv...

The studied area is the North Dobrogea Orogen, Pricopan Massif. Compared to the other massive from the North Dobrogea, the Pricopan massif has a more rugged relief. The Pricopan massif is mostly a granite plutonic body with a lenticular shape, with the long axis (AL) oriented NNW-SSE and the transverse axis (AT). In the southern part, the Pricopan Massif is made up of diagenized sedimentary rocks, named the "Carapelit series". In the ridge area of the granite sector, there are alternations of peaks and saddles, st...

This paper aims to investigate the European bioeconomy policy and bio-based business development in Latvia both from the perspective of existing business practices as well from the perspective of students? attitudes towards setting up new businesses in view of the bioeconomic challenges. The research was based on the theoretical concepts of bioeconomics and a bioeconomy, collected examples of bioeconomic business practices in Latvia, as well as the data gained from an interview of Latvia University of Life Science...

Explosion prevention and explosion protection are of major importance for occupational health and safety in order to minimize losses (both human and material). This paper aims to increase the ability to evaluate intrinsically safe protection equipment by using the standardized means and the simulation based on the ignition diagrams within the equipment certification body to perform tests on low current equipment protected by the type of protection intrinsic safety intended for use in explosive atmospheres by imple...

In order to increase the accuracy of power flow (PF) calculations, the design scheme should account for load static characteristics (SC). The problem arises when calculations consider a «complex» load node featuring several dissimilar interconnected electrical receivers controlled by a single measurement unit. The process of searching for an appropriate SC of the complex load node is usually referred to as the SC identification. A large number of papers [1-6] are devoted to this problem. In general, there are two ...

Green economy, green growth and sustainable development are currently very often used terms. There are many international organizations intensively involved in the field of green growth and sustainable development. Green growth, according to the OECD, is a way how to support economic growth and development, while protecting natural resources, so that we could continue to use the natural resources and environmental services, on which our prosperity depends. One of its aims, especially in developed countries, is gre...

Machine building is one of the basic branches of the economy of Ukraine, the level of development of which is directly related to the environmental burden on the territory of individual regions. Snizhnyansky machine-building plant (SMP) is located in the Donetsk region. The enterprise is a part of the joint-stock company "Motor Sich" of Zaporizhzhya. The enterprise specializes in the manufacture of assemblies and parts for complete sets of aviation engine products in the shops of the main enterprise located in the...

In order to be framed in security classes, safes for keeping money and valuables are subject to various tests that involve hitting them with tough tools. The security class of an anti-burglary safe indicates its resistance to mechanical action, and practically indicates the time in which partial or total access to the protected goods from the inside can be obtained. A anti-burglary safe has been specially developed to protect its contents or to be resistant to external attacks. The degree of burglary resistance is...

Production activities performed by industrial enterprises involve ambient air contamination, including that with solid dust pollutants. As it is obvious from every-day practices, in most cases industrial enterprises with emissions containing a substantial fraction of solid dusts include suspended particles (TSP) in their control programs. A risk caused by an enterprise for population living on nearby territories is often assessed as per a sum of suspended particles contained in emissions; these data are also appli...

Greening creates those economic consequences that every day are increasingly in demand by the market and are used to improve the efficiency of economic processes. One of the consequences of this policy is the production of environmentally friendly products. The production of such products allows us to solve two problems: making a profit and solving environmental problems. A special accounting system is required to ensure efficient use of resources and increase productivity. Environmental-economic accounting is a s...

Currently, thermal methods of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) based on the use of steam-thermal effects, steam cyclic treatment of the bottom-hole zone, hot water injection, steam, and in-situ combustion are the most effective in the development of high-viscous oil fields. Steam injection becomes impossible for the fields that are located deeper than 1200-1300 m with a pressure higher than 10 MPa due to the phase state of water-steam, therefore, thermal treatment is carried out by hot water. The present study was cond...

One of the main objectives, which must be achieved in the compound feed production process, is the alignment to the imposed regulations by European Union regarding quality, safety and environment protection. In order to reach this goal, the compound feed factories need to be equipped with high-performance installations, which be endowed with special filters that can retain particles released by cooling systems for granulated finite product, with a high degree of automation and computerization, which allows permane...

The paper presents the results of the study of the formation and accumulation of heptyl in wild plants from soil, contaminated by rocket fuel, at the sites of emergency falling of «Proton-M» launch vehicles in Central Kazakhstan. It has been experimentally proved that certain concentrations of heptyl in gray-brown sandy soils are not phytotoxic for Agropyron pectiniformee (1-5 mg/kg) and Artemisia dracunculus L.(1-25 mg/kg), however it can cause anatomical morphological changes of roots andleaves. The revealed sig...

In drilling industry constantly arises a need for information on pressure drops in the sections of the well bore flushing system. For that, knowledge on the drilling mud viscosity is required. Drilling muds are mostly belonging to the non-Newtonian liquids, whose viscosity is characterized by the plastic viscosity and the yield point. All existing viscometers are rather complicated and expensive aggregates, poorly meeting requirements of field conditions. In the industry, the Marsh funnel has found wide applicatio...

Extreme floods as severe and unusual events are associated to wide range negative consequences such as: extreme floodplain flooding; crop, household, infrastructure and economy damages; social disturbance, etc. Their negative effects in most cases tend to disaster behavior, thus of especial interest is the problem with possible mitigation and prevention measures obtaining. Parts of them are Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRM) that successfully can complement available grey infrastructure. In help of experts in...

Since 2007, eco-innovation has been a focus in the European Union. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme aimed to support eco-innovation initiatives among small and medium enterprises and enhance their competitiveness. In Latvia, a small number of enterprises are engaged in the field of environmental technologies and eco-innovation. The low awareness of the general public about green growth potential limits the demand for eco-innovative products and makes the ecoinnovation sector a weak business niche in L...

The context of the accelerated fall in global cumulated oil reserves with an increase in annual oil consumption was the opportunity for the development and production of green cars. This paper aims to study the link between the sale of ecological vehicles and its impact on the pillars of sustainable development, respectively the social, environmental and economic pillar. This way we can identify a number of factors limiting the sale of ecological vehicles. Although these factors are analyzed in other countries of ...

In this study, the depth-averaged flow equations for wind farm simulation on the complex terrain are presented. The equations are derived by integrating the original 3D flow equations over the height of the channel depth. This approach reduces the equations from 3D to 2D and reduces the elapsed time of CFD simulations from hours to minutes. Thus, it is very practicable modelling method in real time design work. 2D CFD simulations with depth-averaged equations are compared with full 3D models for the Lillgrund wind...

One of the goals of our research was the evaluation of quantitative and qualitative properties of the Fe oxyhydroxides emerging from mine waters. Another one of the main goals of this research was the effectiveness comparison between natural and supported attenuation used as a remediation method for the removal of potentially toxic metals and metalloids from mining waters occurring on sites with sulfidic mineralization. Samples for this research were taken from abandoned mineral deposit of sulfide ores in the loca...

Theodossia Nalivkin is a Frasnian spiriferid brachiopod genus which is characterized by a small to medium sized shell, short hinge line, rounded cardinal angles, weakly developed sulcus and fold, uniformly costate surface, short dental plates. Views on the genesis and taxonomy of Theodossia have changed significantly over time. They are belong to the superfamily Theodossioidea which is considered to be descended from Adolfioidea by turning plicate shell to costate and weakening of sulcus and fold. The first appear...

The report provides comparative characteristics of filtration processes in the octahedral cell, as well as in the central and near-wall cells with cubic packaging of balls in the range of Reynolds numbers of up to 20,000. In an optically homogeneous system, where the packing of glass balls and the immersion liquid had the same refractive indices, the three components of the velocity vector of the filtration flow in the cells were measured using LDA. Characteristics of a turbulent boundary layer on the ball and vor...

The fauna of blood-sucking midges of the Lower Volga region is represented by one taiga species (Simulium morsmulitans Edw.), three steppe and forest-steppe species (Titanopteryx maculata Mg., Schonbaueria matthiesseni End., Boophtora erythrocephala De Geer.), and the species Odagmia ornate Mg. has a polyzonal range and is widespread. Seasonal dynamics of attack of blood-sucking midges on humans and animals has two (rarely three) peaks of activity. The nature of the daily activity of blood-sucking midges refers to...

In the given work the new velocity model of the central part of the East European craton is presented. To achieve this goal six broadband seismic stations were installed along the profile about 500 km long. To recall the velocity structure, the receiver function technique has been used. For the inversion we used Levenberg - Marquardt algorithm for both P-to-S and S-to-P converted waves along with the travel times discrepancy of the transition zone 410-660 km. Preliminary processing of the velocity sections made it...

Geoelectrical contrasts generated between underground voids and the surrounding materials, their vertical or horizontal development, geometry and burial depth are key elements for voids detection when investigated by electrical resistivity method from the surface. Nevertheless, the acquisition techniques, the array type selection and profile(s) deployment are equally influencing the survey results. The relations between the mentioned factors were subject to detailed analysis by constructing various synthetic model...

Phreatalona protzi (Hartwig, 1900) is a rare species of Cladocera (Crustacea) known from Western Europe. However, hardly any ecological information about this species is available and it has not been included in lists of species found in North-East European Russia. Here we present first findings of Ph. protzi in lake sediments of a small tundra lake from the Pechora River delta, Nenets State Nature Reser, Russian Arctic. The bottom sediment samples from 11 tundra lakes were used for analysis of subfossil Cladocera...

In Kazakhstan, more than 20 billion tons of industrial wastes from mining and processing enterprises have accumulated. These tailings are of interest as promising technogenic ore raw materials, significantly expanding the raw material base of the acting or the creation of a new processing industry. We have investigated the mineralogy and technological properties of tailings of the Balkhash enrichment factory, which are accumulated in large quantities. According to the results of studying the chemical composition o...

Microfracturing and rock deformation as effects of tectonic stress generates sounds called acoustic emission. Many reporting on the earthquakes say that first people hear a noise and then they feel the two shocks (P and S waves). How is this possible as long as the speed of sound is less than the P wave speed? This article gives an answer for these question. An earthquake is an effect of high tectonic stress in an area (hypocenter) and the last part of this process is the loss of elasticity of rocks followed by br...

At present, the water supply system in the town of Dudinka (Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia) is being upgraded. In its turn, design of industrial projects stipulates development of an environmental protection action list. This study is aimed at forecasting environmental changes in the course of construction and operation of the water supply system. Results of the previous engineering and environmental surveys were used as input data for the forecast. Technogenic impacts of the project on the atmosphere, surface and gro...

Formation of anthropogenous forest landscapes in the territory of North Azov Sea region can subdivide into 4 stages: The 1st stage ? (the Cenozoic ? the XIV century) ? formation of natural forest and forest-steppe landscapes of the region. The 2nd stage (the XIV-XVIII century) ? the beginning of large-scale data of forests the nomadic people (construction of dwellings, deforestation for the purpose of creation of pastures and a plowed land), occupying the territory of the region of research. The 3rd stage (the XVI...

An important European transport sector is represented by the river ferries, which have a tremendous impact on the population and economy of the riparian countries. The navigation across the Danube River is increasing significantly in the past decade due to the limited number of bridges available in the Romanian part of the river. If the Romanian sector of the Danube would be analysed, the total fuel oil needed is between 0.92 to 1.96 million tons per year, which means a CO quantity of 23 to 49 tons per year, and o...

In the oil extraction industry, large quantities of water are processed, which is extracted with the oil and gases from the deposits which is then used in the injection process. Water treatment is required because they contain various impurities that make them unsuitable for disposal in the environment. As these wastewater must be disposed of, the most appropriate way is to treat them and inject them into various underground layers. The most common use of wastewater is found in water injection processes to improve...

Photovoltaics (PV) is a key technology option for realizing a decarbonized power sector and sustainable energy supply and can be deployed in a modular way almost everywhere on this planet. Solar resources across the world are abundant and cannot be monopolised by one country. Regardless of how fast energy prices grow in the future, and the reasons behind these grow, PV and other renewable energies are the only ones offering the stabilization of, or even a reduction in future prices. Kazakhstan has significant rene...

The Black Sea has significant potential resources of gas hydrates, gas from seeps and mud volcanos. They are situated in region close to hydrocarbon export consumers. Nowadays the combination of properties of the Black Sea gas seeps phenomenon and its large scale excite great interest of experts of Ukraine and other Black Sea and Western European countries. Gas from seeps consists of methane by 80-99 per cent, so it can be considered as hydrocarbon resource which can be produced without well drilling. Their existe...

Importance of seismic hazard estimation of low active territories of Western and Eastern Europe, Ural, Western and Central Siberia and other regions is an important problem. First of all, it involves both maintenance and construction of industrial facilities, which is not designed for seismic effects, as well as the omission of huge low activity areas reduces the scientific level of seismological studies and quality of seismic zoning maps of territories of Europe and Northern Eurasia. Absence of calculating techni...

The diversity of the material composition of the middle Paleozoic basites is determined by the geodynamic regime. Paleorift dike belt record several groups of basites, differing in their material composition. The most common basites were formed in the regime of extension - magma has not experienced significant changes after leaving magma formation zone. These are typical basites of the Middle Paleozoic paleorifts of the eastern part of the Siberian platform. Group of leucocratic gabbro-dolerites and plagiodolerite...

Carbonaceous rocks (bituminous shale, coal, clayey coal, coaly claystone etc.) is an aggregate of heterogeneous materials composed of organic and inorganic substances. The study area is located on the northern boundary of the Cameli-Ac?payam basin (in Southwestern Turkey), filled by thick Neogene sediments comprising local coal/carbonaceous rocks. This study presents geochemical properties of carbonaceous rocks collected from the Yesilyuva town. In this concept, their major and trace element distribution and miner...

Geodynamic processes, which play an important role in the formation of oil fields in the central regions of the Ural-Volga region, were also leading in creating conditions for their destruction. There were several stages of generation, migration, accumulation of oil and the destruction of its deposits, which determined the frequency of their formation and destruction. According to the results of the geochemical study of organic matter, the most ancient stages of the formation of hydrocarbon deposits are recorded i...

Geoecological monitoring (next-Geomonitoring), as the basis of environmental protection technologies for the preservation of unique water bodies, is due to the intensive development of industrial production, urbanization and the increasing anthropogenic impact on water bodies. In this connection, the preservation of clean water, suitable for water supply and recreational use, is currently becoming one of the most pressing problems. In the framework of this work, the seasonal dynamics of the main hydrochemical para...

Modern extractive operations face to issues connected to Geoecology science, landscape ecology being a good approach in environment evaluation of mining techniques, including extraction or removal of soluble minerals from underground deposits which is a specialized extraction technique and operation procedure that requires a special management of the process. Most mines can affect the landscapes within different systems, usually Geotopes or Geofacies, therefore monitoring the geographic areas from and surrounding ...

The article is devoted to identifying features of digital transformation of the geoeconomic system and its main segments, the most important of which is the energy sector. The analysis of potential of extraction and transportation of oil and gas (natural, liquefied, shale gas) in the medium term is given. The conditions and main factors for ensuring energy security, as well as overcoming the energy poverty of national economies, have been identified. In the fields of diversification of energy types, the directions...

Ecological routes should have social, cultural and educational scientific functions. In order to make full use of their potential, the work should be done for studying the conditions of the areas where the routes are located or planned to locate. It is advisable to start researches in nature reserves with ecological routes, where access to the territory of reserves is limited by ecological routes. This paper presents the results of the study of geoenvironmental conditions of the Karadag natural reserve along the e...

Intensive consumption of natural resources has resulted in the irreversible degradation of the Earth?s shell of soil; species biodiversity is reduced at all levels - from genetic diversity within individual populations to species and ecosystems diversity in the biosphere. The preservation and restoration of the soil shell, the main resource of the Earth, is the most urgent and difficult task of civilization, since the soil-vegetation cover, being the life-support environment of man, is at the same time the basis o...

In article are presented results of interpretation of gravity and magnetic geophysical fields Tyrkandin ore region (Aldan shield), in territory whom active manifested mezozoic alkaline magmatism, whitch intruded into metamorphic rock of Precambrian. The Tyrkandin ore region had potential for discovery large gold-ore objects in the East Russia. Structure of geophysical fields of the Tyrkandin ore region is analyzed in order to determine mechanisms of distribution of gold-rare-metal occurrences. Features of gravity ...

The results of the geological and mineralogo-technological studies of ultramafic rocks of pyroxene composition as a non-conventional high-Mg mineral raw material, exemplified by various Karelia?s deposits, such as Aganozero chromium ore, Buntin Hill dimension stone and Gaikolya base-mineral ores, are reported. High-Mg ultramafic rocks, such as olivinite, olivinite, dunite, peridotite and serpentinite, are of interest as mineral products on the world market. Pyroxenites are not used now practically in industry, but...

This work is devoted to the study of the prospects of toponymic analysis for historical and geographical reconstructions. Despite of the repeatedly recognized interrelationship between the toponymy of the regions and the historical, ethnic, historical-geological features of the area, the use of toponymic datas for obtaining the missing geographical and geological information for the historical past is not common. On the example of Leningrad, Pskov, and Novgorod regions, located in the north-west of Russia, which h...