scholarly journals The use of higher aquatic vegetation for airports wastewater final purification

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
N. E. Nikolaykina ◽  
N. I. Nikolaykin
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Cold Season ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Water Reservoirs ◽  
Wastewater Purification ◽  
Airborne Pollutants ◽  
Higher Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Final Purification

It has been shown that with air transportation rise it is necessary to increase the efficiency of storm and wastewater purification from the territory of the airports and other air enterprises. It is suggested to use higher aquatic vegetation to protect the environment from airborne pollutants into natural water reservoirs. For further step of final cleanup it is proposed to use aquatic hyacinth – Eichornia. The rationalization for the plant selection is provided, its essential characteristics and the way for extracting pollutants out of the aquatic environment during the metabolism process are described. The technique of experiments on determining the effectiveness of biological wastewater purification within the conditions of the central part of the country is discussed in terms of Moscow region. The measurement results of suspended materials and petrochemicals concentrations in water before and after purification in sediment ponds are presented. The effectiveness of biological purification is shown. The possibility of using water hyacinth for purification of some superficial water reservoirs is also outlined. It is recommended all the year round to use protecting constructions (covers) in open purification plants, then under protected conditions metabolism processes can proceed in the rhizome, stems and foliage of the vegetation even in the autumn-winter period. It is proposed to recycle the used biomass for commercial purposes as a livestock fodder additive under the certain conditions that have been defined. The algorithm of preserving seedlings in the cold season and their subsequent planting in water reservoirs in spring is discussed. It is economically feasible to use biological final purification by aquatic hyacinth but observing the unusual environmental safety measures that have been formulated is required. Practicability of further prospective work on producing specialized ecosystems involving higher aquatic vegetation for nature-like integrated purification of certain types of wastewater was underlined.

Milestone solution for snow removal problem in Moscow

2019 ◽  
pp. 66-72
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Snow Removal ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
The City ◽  
Deicing Agents

The main principle of the strategy for the complex improvement of the functioning of northern cities in winter, including their infrastructure development, is a comprehensive solution of the problem of industrial-scale snow-mass collection, removal and utilization at different areas of urban roadway networks. For its implementation in the capital of Russia, “MosvodokanalNIIproject” JSC developed in 2002 the Snow Removal Master Plan for the city of Moscow. The meteorological conditions in the city, which have changed considerably in the recent years, including the changes in the snow-cover depth and in the road-surface areas to be cleaned, as well as emerging of new technologies for the cleaning of urban streets, yards and sidewalks and some new types of deicing agents, resulted in the necessity to update the above-mentioned Snow Removal Master Plan developed for the city of Moscow. Efficient application of deicing agents is of special importance for its updating in the context of the environmental safety of the city in a winter period. The article considers the results of the implementation of the updated Snow Removal Master Plan and contains some proposals concerning snow removal under the conditions of extreme snowfalls.

Physiological-biotechnological aspects of drought resistance of narrow-leaved lavender (Lavandula angustifolia mill.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
O Klyachenko ◽  
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I Shliakhtun ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Left Bank ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
Code Of Phytosociological Nomenclature ◽  
Higher Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
Original Field ◽  
Natural Boundaries ◽  
Phytosociological Nomenclature ◽  
Coenotic Diversity

National Nature Park “Pyryatynsky” is a valuable reserve of flora and vegetation of the Left-Bank Dnipro. The extensive hydrological network of the Udai River and the wide representation within this nature reserve of floodplain reservoirs are the reason for the high diversity of plant communities of higher aquatic vegetation. In this article we classified the communities of order Callitricho-Batrachietalia in National nature park "Pyryatynskyi" and identify the features of their syntaxonomic and ecological differentiation. Fragmentary and non-comlete information about this type of vegetation are existed in literature, however, without geobotanical releves and detailed characteristics of the structure of phytoceonoses, synecology and synchorology. All obtained results based on original field data. In total, 22 geobotanical releves were performed during the period 2010–2017. The description of communities was carried out within their natural boundaries. Treatment of fitosociological data was performed with the JUICE software package. The nomenclature of syntaxons was consistent with the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature (ICFN).The order of Callitricho-Batrachietalia on the territory of NPP "Pyriatynsky" is represented by alliance Batrachion aquatilis Gehu 1961 and 4 associations (Batrachietum aquatilis Gehu 1961, Potameto perfoliati–Batrachietum circinati Sauer 1937, Hottonietum palustris Sauer 1947, Veronico beccabungae–Callitrichetum stagnalis (Oberdorfer 1957) Th. Müller 1962). This is first prodrome of order Callitricho-Batrachietalia for territory of National Nature Park “Pyryatynskyi”. The communities of this syntaxon occupy small areas and have a limited distribution in the region. Most of them are rare and vulnerable to changes in environmental conditions. Monitoring of their structure, chorology and dynamics is an important task to maintain and preserve the species and coenotic diversity of NPP "Pyryatynsky".

Monitoring the Variability of the Stratospheric Aerosol Layer over Tomsk in 2016–2018 Based on Lidar Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
V. N. Marichev ◽  
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D. A. Bochkovskiia ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Temperature Inversion ◽  
Cold Season ◽  
Stratospheric Aerosol ◽  
Single Frequency ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Lidar Data ◽  
Aerosol Layer ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The results of observations of the features of intraannual variability for the vertical structure of background aerosol in the stratosphere over Western Siberia in 2016–2018 are presented and analyzed. Experimental data were obtained at the lidar complex of Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics (Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) with a receiving mirror diameter of 1 m. The objective of the study is to investigate the dynamics of background stratospheric aerosol, since during this period there were no volcanic eruptions leading to the transport of eruptive aerosol into the stratosphere. The results of the study confirm a stable intraannual cycle of maximum aerosol filling of the stratosphere in winter, a decrease in spring to the minimum, practical absence in summer, and an increase in autumn. At the same time, the variability of stratification and aerosol filling is observed for different years. It was found that aerosol is concentrated in the layer up to 30 km all year round, except for the winter period. It is shown that the vertical aerosol stratification is largely determined by the thermal regime of the tropo- sphere–stratosphere boundary layer. The absence of a pronounced temperature inversion at the tropopause contributes to an increase in the stratosphere–troposphere exchange and, as a result, to the aerosol transport to the stratosphere. This situation is typical of the cold season. For the first time, data on the quantitative content of stratospheric aerosol (its mass concentration) were obtained from single- frequency lidar data.

scholarly journals Migration of heavy metals in system of coastal soil – bottom sediments – plants of the Khodtsa river during summer mean water in 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Zhanna Sergeevna Makakhaniuk ◽  
Valentina Mikhailovna Zubkova ◽  
Lyubov Anatolievna Rozumnaya
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Bottom Sediments ◽  
Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
River Mouth ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Small River ◽  
Laboratory Research ◽  
Intermediate Point ◽  
Higher Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Environmental Monitoring System

The article describes the purpose of the work, which is determining the distribution and relationships between the composition of pollutants in coastal soil, bottom sediments and higher aquatic vegetation in the small river Khodtsa. There have been presented the data of the laboratory research based on the results of the field work onselecting samples, on concentration of toxicants (cadmium, lead, iron, nitrogen, ammonium and petroleum products) in deposit media, as well as in Carex aquatilis plants of the small river Hodza. This plant species is limiting throughout the river due to the low intensity of biological absorption. The studies were carried out during the summer low water season in 2019 on the river section from the source (Elektrostal city) to the river mouth in the area of Pavlovsky Posad. In all the studied objects there have been found increased concentrations of iron. In the coastal ground and bottom sediments the pollution with heavy metals is manifested to a much greater extent: at the source and intermediate point. Petroleum products and ammonia nitrogen are distributed unevenly in space. A correlation analysis of the experimental data obtained in the components of the environment of the studied territory (the Khodtsa river) was performed. In general, the highest measurement results are observed in the upper reaches of the small river Khodtsa in the industrial city of Elektrostal. The obtained data on the heavy metals migration in the system “сoastal ground – bottom sediments – higher aquatic vegetation” of the small river Khodtsa can be successfully used as indicators an environmental monitoring system and serve as the basis for organizing further research, as well as for developing a strategy for environmental management and environmental protection in the Moscow Region.

scholarly journals Measures to optimize traffic and the environment. Calculations of environmental safety on a given section of the Rostov-on-Don road network

2020 ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
R. S. Durov ◽  
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E. V. Varnakova ◽  
K. O. Kobzev ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Nox Emissions ◽  
The Road ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
On The Road ◽  
State Of The Environment

Introduction. One of the most pressing socio-economic problems is the state of the environment, which affects the living conditions of many people. The article deals with the problem areas of the intersection of 20-ya Liniya street – Sholokhov Avenue in Rostov-on-Don. Problem Statement. The purpose of this paper is to improve environmental safety at the intersection of 20-ya Liniya street – Sholokhov Avenue in Rostov-on-Don by reducing emissions from road transport through the proposed measures to reorganize traffic on this section of the road network. Theoretical Part. The article provides an assessment of environmental and road safety on the road network section before applying the proposed measures. The measures are listed and justified that would help improve the conditions for road transport at the selected intersection and reduce emissions from road transport, which would improve environmental safety. The calculation of environmental indicators was made after the proposed measures to reduce NOx emissions by cars. Conclusion. The article analyzes the environmental indicators before and after the events, and then compares them. Based on the analysis and calculations, it is determined how much the proposed measures to optimize traffic will help reduce NOx emissions by cars.

scholarly journals Modern condition and analysis of anthropogenous-climatic transformation of vegetation of lakes of the northern Steppe land

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. O. Roshchyna
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Snow Accumulation ◽  
Floodplain Lakes ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Chemical Pollution ◽  
Ecological Groups ◽  
Adventive Species ◽  
Higher Aquatic Vegetation

In this article, the current and former distribution of higher aquatic vegetation has been analyzed for floodplain lakes, arenas lakes and third terraces lakes in the valleys of large and medium North-Steppe Dnieper rivers. The article is devoted to the current state analysis of the higher aquatic vegetation at North-Steppe Dnieper lakes, its dynamics over a long-term period, as well as the determination of the nature and extent of anthropogenic-climatic changes in vegetation. Anthropogenic influence is a major threat to the development and functioning of most aquatic ecosystems. Since the twentieth century, it has been intensified by trends to long-term climate changes, which are also largely result of human activity. Increasing temperature of the winter season does not contribute to snow accumulation. Reduction of snow accumulation (frequent thaws during the winter), regulation of river flow (formation of a reservoirs cascade and ponds) and accumulation of melt water in artificial reservoirs led to the smoothing of the peak of the spring flood. Thus, the factor that provided spring washing of floodplain lakes, limited their overgrowing by air-water vegetation and their waterlogging disappeared. The anthropogenic factors that influence negatively include: intensification of agriculture, plowing of coastal areas, unreasonable land reclamation, overgrazing, development of transport and engineering infrastructure, urbanization, recreation, and chemical pollution. The presented data was obtained on the basis of processing our own research materials of 2009–2018 and literary and archival materials analysis (the herbarium of the Dnipropetrovs’k National University and the archive of the Research Institute of Biology). Natural Northern Steppe Dnieper lakes are located mainly in river valleys, so the study area was conventionally divided into sections: the large river valley (Dnieper) and the middle rivers valleys (Samara and Orel). Three ecological groups of macrophytes were reviewed and compared: hydatofites (submerged species), pleistophytes (species with floating leaves) and helophytes (air-water species). The vegetation of Dnieper floodplain lakes practically did not change for all three formation groups. The number of immersed plants communities within the floodplains of medium-sized rivers has decreased by three. The pleistophytes and helophytes associations decreased to fragments of associations. The lakes vegetation within the sandy Dnieper terrace practically did not change for all three formation groups. The submerged lakes plants associations within the sandy medium-sized rivers terraces have been reduced by two. As part of the lakes vegetation on the Dnipro saline terraces, fragments of associations of the two species are considered extinct. A new association of southern adventive species Ruppia maritima L. has appeared within the limits of the middle rivers saline terrace. Changes in higher aquatic vegetation are characteristic of all types of lakes. Changes occur in the direction of crowding out higher aquatic vegetation communities by airborne plant communities. The consequence of the anthropogenic-climatic transformation of aquatic ecosystems is increased mineralization, siltation, and, as a result, intensive overgrowing of lakes by aboriginal and adventive species with a wide ecological amplitude (replacement of sensitive to environmental changes species).

THE STATUS OF RECYCLING OF ORGANIC WASTE ON THE POULTRY FARM «MIKHNEVSKAYA»

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
Yu. M. Subbotina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Sewage Water ◽  
Poultry Farm ◽  
Fish Ponds ◽  
Seed Material ◽  
Higher Aquatic Vegetation ◽  
The Status ◽  
Poultry Wastewater

The article deals with the problem of recycling in poultry farm Mikhnevskaya. The work program provided for the continuation of studies on the development of the system of pond preparation of sewage water in biological ponds of purification. As one of the options, the systems of BOCS ponds (biological oxidation contact stabilization ponds) and ponds with higher aquatic vegetation, as a system of posttreatment of wastewater, as well as the use of fish ponds were proposed. The development of devices that provide deeutrophication of decontaminated wastewater in the BOCS ponds was started. As measures that contributed to the improvement of water purification to be discharged into the environment, an attempt was made to introduce at the final stages of purification of the algobacterial complex, higher aquatic vegetation, and fish seed material. A survey of the poultry farm was conducted; the conditions of wastewater formation of the Mikhnevskaya poultry farm of Stupinsky district of the Moscow region were studied. Model experiments were carried out at the Mikhnevskaya poultry farm in laboratory and semi-production conditions, directly in the laboratory of the Institute at the facility. In the course of experimental studies it was found that in the ponds under the influence of algological complex of microalgae was the process of purification and disinfection of poultry wastewater. The total death of pathogenic bacteria of the E. coli group occurred on 6-11 days after the introduction of microalgae into the water of the algal pond, which does not contradict the existing developments. At the same time, there was still an increase in fish seed material, which was sufficiently provided with food and by the autumn reached a mass of 410 grams.

scholarly journals Estimation of the Inhaled Dose of Airborne Pollutants during Commuting: Case Study and Application for the General Population

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6066
Author(s):  
Francesca Borghi ◽  
Giacomo Fanti ◽  
Andrea Cattaneo ◽  
Davide Campagnolo ◽  
Sabrina Rovelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Pulmonary Ventilation ◽  
Ventilation Rate ◽  
The Other ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Airborne Pollutants ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
The City

During rush hours, commuters are exposed to high concentrations and peaks of traffic-related air pollutants. The aims of this study were therefore to extend the inhaled dose estimation outcomes from a previous work investigating the inhaled dose of a typical commuter in the city of Milan, Italy, and to extend these results to a wider population. The estimation of the dose of pollutants inhaled by commuters and deposited within the respiratory tract could be useful to help commuters in choosing the modes of transport with the lowest exposure and to increase their awareness regarding this topic. In addition, these results could provide useful information to policy makers, for the creation/improvement of a mobility that takes these results into account. The principal result outcomes from the first part of the project (case study on a typical commuter in the city of Milan) show that during the winter period, the maximum deposited mass values were estimated in the “Other” environments and in “Underground”. During the summer period, the maximum values were estimated in the “Other” and “Walking (high-traffic conditions)” environments. For both summer and winter, the lowest values were estimated in the “Car” and “Walking (low-traffic conditions)” environments. Regarding the second part of the study (the extension of the results to the general population of commuters in the city of Milan), the main results show that the period of permanence in a given micro-environment (ME) has an important influence on the inhaled dose, as well as the pulmonary ventilation rate. In addition to these results, it is of primary importance to report how the inhaled dose of pollutants can be strongly influenced by the time spent in a particular environment, as well as the subject’s pulmonary ventilation rate and pollutant exposure levels. For these reasons, the evaluation of these parameters (pulmonary ventilation rate and permanence time, in addition to the exposure concentration levels) for estimating the inhaled dose is of particular relevance.

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