Evaluation of the Use of Deicing Product in Winter Period in Moscow

Abstract

The main principle of complex improvement of the functioning of the city of the northern region and its infrastructure in the winter period is the systemic solution of the problem of industrial snowpack cleaning at various sections of the city's road network, removal and recovery of snow. To solve this problem in the Russian capital – Moscow, MosvodokanalNIIproekt jointly with the Moscow State Construction University in 2001 developed the Master Plan of snow removal in Moscow. The meteorological conditions that have changed in recent years in Moscow – the increase in the height of the snow cover, the area of the retracted road surface, the new technology for cleaning streets, yards and sidewalks, new types of anti-ice reagents, required the updating of the Master Plan-removal of snow in Moscow. A special place in its actualization with regard to the environmental safety of the city in winter period was the effective use of deicing products. The environmental evaluation of their application in winter period in Moscow is considered.