Status and prospects for the development of regional air control and monitoring systems
M.H. Kheto, T.Ya. Ashikhmina, N.V. Syrchina
Section: Monitoring of natural and anthropogenically disturbed areas
The article describes the structure, dynamics, and main problems of the air control system in the Russian Federation, with a focus on the Kirov Oblast regional practice. The article analyzes the legislative framework for environmental control, the technical infrastructure, and the results of emissions for 2014–2024. The article also proposes directions for updating the atmospheric air monitoring system. To analyze the state and prospects for the development of the atmospheric air control and monitoring system, we used data from Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian Hydrometeorological Service, regional environmental reports for the period 2014–2024 “On the State of the Environment in the Kirov Region”, and the legislative and regulatory framework in this area. The list of air pollutants monitored by the environmental authorities of the region, which includes 103 components, has been analyzed. Of these, 10 compounds belong to the I class of hazard (9,7 % of the total number of monitored pollutants), 32 belong to the II class (31.1 %), 40 belong to the III class (39.8 %), 18 belong to the IV class (17.5 %), and a number of compounds have not been assigned a class of hazard (2.9 %). 45–50 % of air pollution emissions are caused by motor vehicles, but the share of emissions from mobile sources is gradually decreasing due to the growing number of gas-powered and electric vehicles. The overall level of air pollution in the Kirov Region and the regional capital, Kirov, remains low compared to the national average. The article proposes ways to update the air monitoring system.
ISSN 1995-4301
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