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Anthropogenic factors of the production environment of oil production are characterized by more intensive influence of these factors in contrast to the external environment, which can create the prerequisites for early development of adaptation disorders, functional changes in immune and humoral regulation, especially with their genetic determinism, and the formation of an increased risk of development and weighting of cardiovascular pathology in those engaged in oil production. The aim of the work was to study th...

There is a growing demand for enhancement in the management of production and consumption wastes in the megacities with the goal of sustainable development of the urban environment and environmental safety of the population. In this paper, the creation of integrated systems for processing, utilization and disposal of municipal solid waste has been investigated. Such integrated systems are considered as eco-technoparks. In this study, the examples of eco-technopark organization in the in the European Union (EU) cou...

Several studies have recognized that e-commerce can have a positive impact on business, making enterprises work faster, more efficient and more economical. Taking into account political initiatives by the EU Member States towards digitalization, it is important to analyse the factors contributing to the development of the e-commerce, so decision-makers can develop the scenarios accordingly. Purpose of the study is to analyse the factors contributing to the development of the e-commerce proposing the scenarios towa...

The results of the forecast of geodynamically unstable zones of the Southern Pre-Urals at the example of the Orenburg region are discussed. These zones are different with their properties of structure and dynamics of processes, which strives to destabilization under the effects of regional and global forces and expresses in seismicity. The technique of the identification of geodynamically unstable zones on the complex of geological and geophysical data and the calculation of the seismic potential for the low activ...

The business is under constant pressure to improve their environmental performance, in particular, in response to scarcity of natural resources and the higher societal expectations for social and environmental responsibility. Therefore environmental management has become crucial to overall business management. In the new series of ISO standards, the ?risk-based thinking" underlies the development and implementation of the environmental management system. The risk-based approach allows the integration of risk manag...

This article shows the geochemical studies of associated produced reservoir water of the Bobrikovian horizon by the area of research at one of the deposits of the Republic of Tatarstan. The horizon is characterized by terrigenous rocks, which in turn is underlain by a massive carbonate reservoir. Quite a lot of producing wells work for it, and also, in view of reserves development, a system for maintaining reservoir pressure has been introduced. Based on the composition of the produced water, maps of the distribut...

The paper aims to address the importance of inspection and maintenance of electrical equipment used in liquefied petroleum gas car filling stations. In order to maintain in operation the electrical equipment in environments with potentially explosive atmospheres under harsh conditions, the personnel involved in inspection and maintenance activities must be trained in such a way as to know the operation of these electrical equipment with different types of protection and how to perform their maintenance. Inspection...

The Geological Survey of Norway, in 2019, collected helicopter borne geophysical data in parts of Loppa and Kv?nangen municipalities, in Northern Norway. The objective of the airborne survey was to obtain a dense high-resolution magnetic, electromagnetic and radiometric data set over the surveyed area. These data are required for the enhancement of the general understanding of the regional geology of the area. Adjoining areas covered by previous airborne surveys in 2014 were merged with the current data. The studi...

Effective stimulation of the activities of national enterprises related to environmental protection, reduction of the negative industrial impact on the environment, an increase in innovation and investment attractiveness, environmental image and improvement of environmental situation in Ukraine is possible if the methodology for assessing the overall level of enterprise?s environmental security is developed and tested in practice. The relevance of solving this scientific problem is that it is important to take int...

At present, the issue of waste management is becoming more acute because of increased quantity and diversity of waste, as well as because of its more and more pronounced negative impact on the environment. The current paper showcases a study carried out at a compliant household waste landfill where the following were monitored: quality of air containing wind driven suspensions, gases coming from the warehouse surface or from trapping and burning methane resulted from landfill?s cells as well as odorants released i...

Assessment of available geophysical and geological data for the Bulgarian Black sea shelf is presented in order to give a conception about the simplicity and functionality of the methodology of how the records are stored. Data on these disciplines provide valuable information about the history and the dynamic of the shelf and can be in use for numerous investigations. Geological, morphological, geophysical, geochronological findings show the changes in the shape and movements of this region from the aquatory, its ...

The study of regional characteristics of the bottom sediments physicochemical structure in semi-closed water areas (using the example of the Balaklava Bay) is especially relevant due to the fact that the recreational potential development rate of this region has significantly increased. During the studies, 3 columns (two in northern part of the bay and one in southern) of bottom sediments were taken and the activity of 137Cs, 210Pb, and 226Ra in them was determined. Column samples were taken using an acrylic soil ...

Nowadays, the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) is a strategic state policy not only due to the importance of strengthening Russia's geopolitical presence in the Arctic, but also due to the region?s role in ensuring sustainable development of the country. The region is rich in raw materials potential; climatic changes result in an increase of the country?s transit potential and opportunities for development of the Northern Sea Route; the Arctic is of great military and strategic impor...

By applied to spatial planning tasks, a multi-level spatial sustainability assessment system should be taken into account. The paper considers the district spatial level which includes the coastal district municipalities within their administrative borders. All coastal district municipalities have features of their socio-economic statement and environmental status, due to various physical, geographical and socio-economic aspects, which determines the current state of stability of the spatial system. The following ...

In order to determine the effects of strong earthquakes for a given settlement, it is necessary to solve several tasks in a few stages. The first task is identification of the building stock for the surveyed area. The assessment of the effects of strong earthquakes is based on procedures for integration of seismic hazard and seismic vulnerability of the bearing structures of the building stock. The building stock is divided into three main groups, taking into account the specificity of the building and the availab...

The article is devoted to assessing the efficiency of using an electromobile and a car with a fuel cell. Two existing models of the first mass-produced electromobiles were selected for comparison. The relevance of this work is due to the growing requirements for environmental cleanliness of energy carriers used for automobile transport. Obviously, over the coming decades, the main competitors for the mass replacement of traditional motor fuels (gasoline and diesel fuel) will be electricity and hydrogen. This artic...

Active development of unmanned aerial vehicles has led to their widespread use for various purposes, and magnetic prospecting is no exception. UAVs in various modifications are used in aeromagnetic surveys intended for magnetic mapping of the subsurface. This allows to solve the problems of not only aeromagnetic prospecting (identification of ore deposits, petroleum prospecting, etc.), but also of geological engineering and archeology. The advantage of using UAV lies in the cheapness and safety of the survey. Magn...

The use of renewable energy is discussed, monitored and regulated by organizations all over the world in the current context of transition to green economies. Moreover, the focus of the debates in the scientific world is targeted towards emissions reduction which has become one of the most significant impact assessment tool of the renewable energy use. By the extensive review of the publications regarding energy access and the monitoring of sustainable development around the world, it can be concluded that the dat...

Theoretical studies of how resource-based economies develop change along with changes in approaches to studying sustainable development. There are opposite points of view on resource-based economies. On the one hand, abundant natural resources help countries grow rapidly and efficiently. On the other hand, the 1970s saw the emergence of the resource curse concept in which natural resources are seen as an obstacle to successful economic development. This paradox is explained in various ways, including macroeconomic...

The drilling muds parameters are playing a major role in drilling technology and particularly in oil and gas drilling technology. At present those parameters are measured manually at long and irregular time intervals. In Satpajev university a general method of the existing manual measurements automatization has been worked. A number of patents on appliances for automatic continuous measuring the drilling mud funnel viscosity, density, jell stress and other parameters was obtained. Engineering development on creati...

In Kazakhstan the marine sections of the boundary deposits of the Bashkirian and Moscovian Stages are located in the Zhungar-Balkhash region within the carbonate-terrigenous, carbonate and, less commonly, carbonate-type rock units. The most well-known and studied sections are situated in the North-Eastern Balkhash Lake region (the Tastykuduk formation) where in the boundary deposits of the Kungesai and the Tastykuduk sections (the Sayak synclinorium) there are faunas of ammonoids, foraminifers, corals, bryozoans, ...

The discovered industrial and semi-industrial hydrocarbon reservoirs, seeps and offshore gas hydrate fields in the Bulgarian Exclusive Economic Zone (BEEZ) are evidence of the generation and migration of oil and gas in the Western Black Sea basin. Marine gas hydrates from the deep water palaeodelta of Danube are seismically studied recently, but the issues about their origin and thermal maturity of sediments still need significant clarification. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to study the basin subsidence and ...

In the Northeastern part of Kosovo is the Trepca Mine which produces very beautiful crystals. These crystals with mineralogical composition are in favor of being visited by visitors and tourists from all over the globe. Their value is great and it is important to visit. Near the Trepca mine is the Museum of Crystals and Minerals of Kosovo. "Trepca", where crystals and minerals extracted from the underground of Kosovo are stored, protected and exhibited, not only in the Municipality of Mitrovica, which have a high ...

The Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) is the forum for inter-governmental co-operation on issues concerning the Barents region. BEAC unites 13 regions of 4 member countries ? Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. The Working Group on Environment (WGE) deals with major environmental challenges. Back in 2003, BEAC issued the Barents Environmental Hot Spots List, which included 42 major polluters located in the Russian part of the Barents region [1]. WGE worked out the ?Criteria and Procedure? approach aimed at promo...

Phytoremediation is a complex process by which plants reduce environmental contamination. Plants that are able to remove toxic metals from the environment by the process of their accumulation in their tissues, are collectively called to as hyperaccumulators. Metal accumulating species can be used for phytoremediation (removal of contaminant from soils) or phytomining (growing plants to harvest the metals). Hyperaccumulator plants often appear to be restricted in their distribution to metalliferous soils, from whic...

A soil-forming material, its texture and geochemistry, is one of the main natural factors for a grape plant, which is used to develop deep roots over a long life cycle. A plant mostly receives a wide variety of chemical elements from parent rocks, which affect the plant's growth and yield. The purpose of the work was to determine the ampeloecological specific features of the soil-forming materials of the Crimean Peninsula for grape cultivation. Based on the soil survey and GIS analysis, we substantiated four main ...

The study begins with a synthetic presentation of geological and geophysical data at this time. The geological data come from the detailed geological mapping superimposed over the previously elaborated geological maps (at scales 1: 200000 and 1: 50000). The data on the deep structure come from the magnetotelluric and seismic sections interpreted. Of course, the documentation obtained from previous referenced publications and the specialized sites brought an extra knowledge. We performed a multiparametric correlati...

Between geoparks and protected areas occur some differences. Geoparks represent a complementary rather than competitive concept to nature protection. The theory of geoparks considers not only the protection of geological heritage with support for their understanding, education but also promote sustainable socio-economic and cultural development by geotourism. In this context, we referred to the feasible prospects of geoparks in protected areas on the example of Silica Plateau, one of the areas of the proposed Sili...

In the present work the dependence of macro- and microelements content in plants on the level of soil contamination with heavy metals is estimated. The influence of different concentrations of lead (Pb), zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) in Sod-podzolic soil and Chernozem on the elemental composition of agricultural crops (wheat, barley and alfalfa) depending on their biological characteristics has been studied. It has been shown that as a result of excess metals intake into plant organisms there are violations of the me...

The influence of a number of factors on the condition of small rivers in the Kaliningrad region is considered. It has been shown that deforestation, floodplain cultivation and development, changes in microclimatic conditions, affecting even 20% of the catchment area of the small rivers, significantly specify their ecological state. Since bottom sediments are an indicator of the state of watercourses, their quality also depend not only on factors directly determining composition, but also on factors determining the...

The results of instrumental observations of geomagnetic variations caused by eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020 are given. Its geographical coordinates is 14.002? N, 120.993? E. Taal volcano is located within the Macolod Corridor in the large convergence zone between the Eurasian and Philippine tectonic plates which is characterized by active volcanism, crustal thinning, extensive faulting and block rotations. The data in the form of one-minute interval means which are available on web-site of the INTERM...

The article summarizes the total number of technogenic mineral formations in Kazakhstan, which occupies the 9th place in the world over the territory, which has huge mineral reserves. The presented material gives the properties of the waste, its particle size distribution, storage conditions, as well as the approximate volume of secondary raw materials. The integrated use of mineral resources is a very difficult task, including technical, economic and environmental issues, the solution of which requires the joint ...

Monitoring of aquatic objects ecological state must include forehanded recognition of critical situations. Therefore, the forecasting widely uses possibilities of computer simulation. Of course, the most complicated and relevant simulation model of an aquatic ecosystem is giant simplification of its real life. Nevertheless, history of mathematical ecology proves that even such simple simulations of population dynamics, as predator-prey models and ones of competition for a resource between two or three species can ...

Environmental pollution due to increasing waste flows is on top of the global agenda. Many developing countries including Russia address this issue by investing in waste treatment facilities. They give little regard to circular economy principles which are gaining prominence in advanced countries. Lack of detailed information on waste flows limits waste management system analysis best practices applicability in these countries. We developed a framework for waste generation analysis during the life cycle based on d...

The Brown Coal Research Institute j. s. c. is realising the long term research and survey in the field of restoration problems. The target of these works changed during development of localities. The main problems of present days are reclamation during frequent hot and dry periods, the extreme alkaline soil reaction of any localities soils, occurrence of phytotoxic and sterile areas and methodology of areas retained to natural succession founding. The article is devoted to the methodology of research and to the de...

Cogeneration equipment is generally classified according to the power source for the production of energy and the size of the electrical power. Low power cogeneration refers to those with powers up to 1 MWe, and those of medium power reach 25 ? 40 MWe. The overall efficiency of primary fuel use, under favorable conditions, can exceed 90%. Currently there are different solutions for low / medium power cogeneration, whose technologies are well developed. For a properly designed low power cogeneration the investment ...

The paper provides comparative characteristics geodynamic situations and of related intrusive series. Discussed are cases of alternation of such granitoids in time, their connection in space and relation to collisional processes. I-granites form extended gabbro-diorite-granodiorite-sodium and potassium-sodium granite series with gradual increase of the role of silica and potassium in the final products. Differences in the petrochemical composition of pre- and late collision of I-granites are conditioned by the sub...

The concept of community resilience in rural areas comprises the idea of sustainability, ability to adapt or resist new conditions and external influences and to turn possible risks into opportunities. In order to reduce degradation of rural areas and to preserve rural environment and natural resources, rural communities need to be active in setting priorities, decision making and purposeful realization of initiatives. The LEADER program is an important instrument supporting local initiatives to strengthen communi...

Cyanobacteria are a diverse group of photosynthetic bacteria found in a wide variety of habitats where they play crucial roles. They are one of the most morphologically diverse groups. The evolutionary relationships and the classification are poorly understood. The whole genome sequencing added a new dimension to our understanding of genomes of cyanobacteria and the genome-based phylogeny came into existence. The aim of this study was to conduct a genomic comparison of phylogenetically closely related filamentous ...

A technology of pre-design comparative assessment of hazardous industrial facilities alternative options is described in this paper. The technology was designed by the St. Petersburg environmental and design company "Eco-Express-Service" LLC. Options? comparison is carried out in two stages using a score/ranking multi-criteria assessment: at first, a determination and comparison of environmental safety criteria values, and then ? a summary assessment of all set of criteria. 4 competitive methods are used for obtai...

Topography plays an unraveled role in many biophysical processes and phenomena. The main problem, however, is that measurement, representation, and characterization of such a vast and continuous feature are very challenging. The accuracy of Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) has a direct influence on the results of the further landform analysis. In this paper, we use existing approaches of landform analysis with the use of global DEMs in the large-scale regional study. A detailed comparison was made between landforms...

There are quite a lot of borehole methods for measuring stress in rock mass, the description of which is given in different works. However, the determination of the comparative effectiveness of various methods under in-situ conditions when creating ultimate loads on pillars in a mine is given for the first time in this article. The article describes the results of instrumental monitoring by various stress methods of two slightly inclined (at an angle of 14 ° to the horizon) pillars with dimensions 4 ? 4 m and 6 ? ...

The article presents an assessment of changes in chernozem soils of agricultural land as a result of anthropogenic impacts. It is shown that the agricultural soil utilization leads to significant disturbances in the ecological balance and is accompanied by an increase in the disequilibrium of the state of the systems, an increase in the degradation risk, which becomes excessive with improper use of soils and the wrong choice of farming systems. In order to prevent negative developments associated with agricultural...

The goal of the paper is to present the use of multicriterial decision methods to assure the transparency of public acquisitions in the context of regional economic growth. Based on multiple criteria algorithms and using adequate methods to determine the importance of each criterion, a computer program was created to assist the decision maker. The software was created by the department of Mathematics and Computer Science of ?Aurel Vlaicu? University of Arad and implements the procedure for public tenders. The appl...

Dianthus superbus L. is mentioned as seriously threatened species in several European countries. In Latvia, D. superbus is endangered species on the edge of extinction and is included in the 1th category of threat in Red Data Book of Latvia. As the population has declined to critical levels, special studies and related protection measures are necessary. Therefore, investigation was done to reveal the current state and surviving potential of D. superbus in Latvia. Numerous expeditions were conducted to check 18 pre...

The evaluation of explosion-proof electrical equipment for certification is particularly important given the risk of explosion and must be minimized. This in order to ensure the safety of life, health of workers, to prevent damage to goods and the environment when they meet the essential security requirements at European level. Directive 2014/34 / EU states that equipment used in explosive atmospheres must be designed to operate without endangering the environment for which it is intended. This paper deals with th...

The society of the future will be more and more oriented towards the individual and his needs, which will be more and more complex and varied, in the context in which diversity, equal opportunities, creativity, transparency and flexibility will represent the most important values of the future society. In the future, the well-being of the world will increasingly depend on the capital of knowledge, and the challenge of perceiving and understanding the world will become major. The society of the future will be more ...

Most of the equipment operating in potentially explosive atmospheres in oil and gas industry is represented by electric motors, which in most situations act on various other elements (e.g. pumps, valves, fans etc.). Evaluation of explosion-proof protected electrical equipment in scope of certification is extremely important considering the risk of explosion that has to be minimized in order to ensure life safety and health of workers and to prevent damaging of property and the environment, as well as free movement...

The article considers the dynamics of flammable substances concentrations in ventilated rooms. Ventilated rooms are used for equipment and installations where the risk of explosion is caused by the presence of flammable substances such as gases, vapours and mists. The first part presents the explosion risk associated with presence of flammable substances and the classification of atmospheres in which explosion risk is noticeable. Thus, for areas where the explosive atmosphere can be delimited inside a compartment ...

Digital and technological innovations that have grown rapidly in recent years have been referred to as the 4th Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. The fourth industrial revolution as a whole will decisively reshape all phases of the process of investment preparation, their implementation and the subsequent administration and maintenance of buildings. These changes will fundamentally affect most construction professions and will require changes in their knowledge and skills. Some professions will disappear, some...