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One of the most pressing environmental problems is the generation of production and consumption waste, while the bulk of the waste is not involved in secondary economic turnover, but is placed in landfills, which pose a serious environmental hazard to the environment and public health. The authors of the article substantiate the need to use modern information technologies for a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the composition of emissions, a comprehensive assessment of the ecological state near pollution s...

Solid waste disposal facilities are sources of significant negative impact on the environment. In this paper, waste disposal facilities (landfills, dumps, sludge and manure storage facilities, etc.) are considered as open geo-ecological systems that constantly interact with the environment through the flows of substances and energies. Factors that increase the negative impact of landfills are waste fires, as well as accumulation of explosive gases, especially methane. Due to the fact that a municipal solid waste l...

The article considers the criteria of typification of municipal solid waste according to their degree of danger. It is proposed the approaches based on the adaptation of the criteria to the differentiation of unauthorized landfills depending on the extent of their negative impact on the environment and human health. The criteria of typification of MSW landfills are formulated on the basis of analysis of waste composition, location of dump, its area and environmental hazards. Environmental hazard of landfills is de...

The paper considers the problems of formation and handling of production and consumption waste, including solid municipal waste. The authors have shown that waste storage in the landfills will be the main method of disposal in the near future. It is necessary to carry out an integrated monitoring of environmental conditions in the area of landfills to minimize the negative impact on the environment. The article presents the general scheme of the life cycle of production and consumption waste landfills and analyses...

The article describes methodological approaches to calculation of ecology-economic index of the Russian Federation regions as an aggregated indicator of sustainable development. Calculation results of main quantity are presented. Ecology-economic index of Kursk region is made up of this quantity. Data analysis demonstrates that genuine savings of our region practically don't differ in size from gross savings of basic capital because the sum of indicator indexes is approximately equal. The indicator is compensated ...

The article describes the trajectory of the society's transition to sustainable development as a basis for environmental and economic security. The authors analyze the experience in the development and use of indicators of sustainable development, which are necessary not only for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of scientific and technological progress and the development of economic systems, but also for forecasting and managing the transition to sustainable development. The systems of sustainable devel...