ANALYSIS OF ATMOSPHERIC AIR IN MAJOR INDUSTRIAL CITIES OF LUHANSK REGION
Achanta Haritha, Chinnachowdary Shilpa Reddy, fifth-year student, Vyun G.I., third-year student
Supervisors – head of departmet., assoc. prof. S.V. Vitrishchak, assoc. prof. O.V. Sanina
SE «Luhansk State Medical University», department of hygiene and ecology
Sanitary-epidemiological service establishments of the Luhansk region are carried out continuous surveillance
of atmospheric air quality in neighborhoods and public recreation.
The problem of air pollution by emissions from industrial enterprises, transport and its influence of physical
factors is the most acute in major transportation hubs, major industrialized cities (Luhansk, Severodonetsk,
Alchevsk, Rubizhne, etc.) because of unfavorable territorial planning structure, as a result of prevailing in recent
years surrounding industrial enterprises with the apartment blocks and transit traffic through the city, which greatly
increases their fumes.
So in Alchevsk in recent years, specific gravity of air samples, exceeding MPC, the carbon monoxide was
44.8%, dust - 32,9%, hydrogen sulfide - 19,9%, sulfur dioxide - 9,2%.
In the Luhansk on a stationary position in residential areas, specific gravity of samples, exceeding the MPC for
atmospheric air of populated areas (MPC maximum-single) was: 3% nitrogen dioxide, ammonia - 1,3%. The
greatest specific gravity of samples, exceeding MPC registered on carbon oxide – 19,4%, sulfur dioxide – 6,97%,
nitrogen dioxide – 1,8%, dust - 1,5%.
Increased concentrations of harmful substances in the atmospheric air of housing development, including dust,
nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, etc. are also recorded in the cities of Krasny Luch,
Severodonetsk, Stakhanov, Sverdlovsk, Anthracite, etc. In this case a significant impact on air pollution in these
mining cities are carry heaps of coal mines, that burning and road transport.
In general, emissions from road transport accounts for 14.5% (92,2 thousand tons from 662,5 tons) of total
emission of pollutants. The largest amounts of emissions from mobile vehicles were observed in the cities of
Luhansk (21,8 thousand tons, or 22.6% of total emissions), Krasnodon (5,3 thousand tons or 5,5%) and Krasny Luch
(5,0 thousand tons or 5,3%).
The conceptual basis for the successful solution of pressing actual problems in environmental protection and
the active development of industry and residential areas in the near future is the introduction of eco-friendly
technological processes and production, construction and reconstruction of environment protection objects based on
modern, efficient technologies and equipment, increase efficiency and dust-cleaner systems, strengthening and
establishment of the development of industrial base of laboratory services of companies and government oversight,
capable to operatively and professionally solve questions of assessment of environmental pollution, taking into
account the situation.