Environmental Management Methods Research Articles

In-situ online detection of carbon during combustion via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

The combustion of fossil fuels is primarily responsible for disrupting the carbon cycle equilibrium by releasing greenhouse gases (GHGs). Therefore, detecting GHG emissions from fossil fuels is extremely important. In this study, utilizing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), a new method for real-time in-situ detection of carbon fluctuations during combustion has been developed. The combustion of fossil fuels is emulated through the controlled burning of candles within a confined area, and the elemental content of the surrounding air during this process is analyzed. Fluctuations in the intensity of CN spectral lines were tracked to reveal changes in carbon concentration. The backpropagation neural network (BPNN) is used to identify and verify local air with different carbon concentrations, and the predictions are accurate. In conclusion, the integration of BPNN and LIBS for the purpose of identifying variations in carbon content during combustion provides an effective method for environmental management.

ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ РИСКИ В СИСТЕМЕ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ

The work is devoted to an urgent topic: accounting and prevention of possible environmental risks, as one of the conditions for the sustainable use and development of the Planet's land resources. The article examines possible environmental risks beyond the climate agenda related to the physical impact on the environment: emissions into the atmosphere, soil and water pollution, waste generation and negative effects on natural biodiversity. The paper attempts to analyze methods of environmental risk management in the development and implementation of projects in various areas of the economy, including in the land use system.

Water quality analysis based on LSTM and BP optimization with a transfer learning model.

In the urban water environmental management, a fast and effective method for water quality analysis should be established with the rapid urbanization. In this study, the Beijing's sub-center was chosen as a case study, and long short-term memory (LSTM) and back propagation (BP) models were built, then a transfer learning model was proposed and applied to optimize the two models on the base of the upstream and downstream relationships in the rivers. The results indicated that the proposed deep learning model could improve NSE by 7% and 9% for LSTM and BP at the Dongguan Bridge gauge, respectively. At the Xugezhuang gauge in the Liangshui River, NSE was improved by 11% and 17%, respectively. At the Yulinzhuang gauge, it was improved by 16% and 13%, respectively. Because the upstream and downstream relationships were considered in the learning model, the model performance was obviously better. In brief, this method would provide an idea for the effective water quality model construction in the ungauged basins or regions.

A spatiotemporal optimization method for nutrient control in lake watersheds

Developing an efficient strategy for managing nutrients in less-developed lake watersheds that can balance the need for socioeconomic progress with the protection of aquatic ecosystems has become an urgent research subject for achieving sustainable development. This paper improves the optimization method for environmental and economic management of lake watersheds proposed in our previous research. A spatiotemporal optimization method based on a coupling model consisting of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool, system dynamics model, and objective programming model was applied to an agricultural non-point source (ANPS) pollution control program and a rural sewage treatment program at the Yilong Lake watershed as a case study. A simulation evaluation showed that the efficiency of the previous scheme was significantly improved after conducting spatiotemporal optimization. This scheme was dynamic and distributed, demonstrating an annual and high-resolution control program that can provide a basis for the precise management of ANPS. Although it still requires improvement, a framework for coupling simulation and two-step optimization was achieved in this study.

Research on the Impact of Urban Environmental Pollution and Countermeasures

The process of economic building and growth, as well as human production and living, results in a significant amount of pollutants and trash generation as urban populations become denser. Urban environments can only self-purify so much before being severely polluted and degraded, which has a negative impact on both human health and urban landscape. The contradictions between population, resources, environment, and economic development have become more pronounced with the speeding up of industrialization, and the quality of the urban environment has also shown a trend of gradual deterioration, which severely limits the sustainable growth of cities. Due to this, the issue of urban environmental pollution has drawn increasing attention, and a growing number of urban environmental pollution management methods have been implemented. In this context, this paper briefly introduces the types of urban environmental pollution such as air pollution, water pollution, etc., and mainly introduces the impact of various pollutions, among which the impact on human health is the most serious. And pointed out various measures to control pollution. Finally, this paper emphasizes that the current methods of controlling urban environmental pollution are not perfect, and more experimental research is needed to obtain more efficient treatment methods, so that urban environmental pollution can be controlled more efficiently in the future.

Integrated transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis provides new insights into tetracycline stress tolerance in pumpkin

The aim of this study was to conduct transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analysis to provide a comprehensive view of plant response to tetracycline stress. Pumpkin seeds were cultured for 7 days without or with tetracycline at 10 mg/L. Pumpkin roots showed excessive growth inhibition, but not yet strong growth restraining in cotyledons. Tetracycline affected the abundance of metabolites related to flavonoid biosynthesis and amino acid metabolism. Main changes of metabolites in flavonoid biosynthesis were consistent with mRNA changes. Amino acid changes are mainly mediated by proteins or mRNAs. To be specific, tetracycline treatment increased the levels of rutin, caffeate, cinnamaldehyde, 4-hydroxycinnamic acid, ferulic acid, naringenin, apigenin, luteolin, (−)-epigallocatechin, astragalin, L-serine, and glutathione and the transcript levels related to these compounds; and decreased the levels of indole pyruvate, indole acetaldehyde, L-arginine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, L-glutamine, and gamma-glutamylcysteine and the transcript levels related to these compounds. Tetracycline treatment also increased the levels of oxoglutaric acid, L-glutamic acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid, and gamma-glutamylalanine and enzymes involved in their production; and decreased the levels of L-isoleucine, L-valine, and L-leucine and enzymes involved in their production. We elucidated several biological processes (e.g. phenylpropanoid/flavonoid biosynthesis pathways, amino acid metabolic pathways) that were altered by tetracycline, and provided a multi-omic perspective on the mechanisms underlying the response to tetracycline stress in pumpkin roots. We provide a useful reference for the development of environmental quality management methods.

Analysis of methods of managing the environmental safety of the navigation passage of ships of maritime transport

The requirements of the MARPOL international convention on ensuring the environmental performance of marine diesel engines in relation to the emission of sulfur oxides, as well as marine fuels during navigation passages of sea transport vessels in special ecological areas, are given. The use of scrubber cleaning of exhaust gases and the use of fuel mixtures, which include biodiesel fuel, are considered as methods that meet these requirements. The research was carried out on ships of the Bulker Carrier class with deadweight of 63,246 tons during the navigation transition between the ports of Northern Europe. One of the vessels used scrubber cleaning of exhaust gases as a method of environmental safety management. The other is the use of fuel mixtures, which include biodiesel fuel. Both vessels are equipped with a 5S60ME-C8.2 MAN-Diesel&Turbo marine diesel engine as the main engine, and three 6EY18ALW Yanmar diesel engines as auxiliary engines. The ratio of sulfur oxides to carbon oxides – SO2/CO2 – was chosen as an indicator for evaluating the effectiveness of environmental safety management methods. This value was monitored and regulated by an automatic monitoring system. It was found that both methods meet the requirements of the MARPOL convention, namely, they will support the SO2/CO2 ratio in the range of 2.29–4.17 (when in special environmental control zones) and in the range of 6.46–20.83 (when in outside the zone of special environmental control). The use of environmental safety management methods increases energy costs for ensuring this process. When using exhaust gas scrubbing, additional power losses reach 237–278 kW. In the case of using a fuel mixture that includes biodiesel fuel, power losses amount to 18–20 kW. It has been experimentally confirmed that the use of a fuel mixture that includes biodiesel fuel is characterized by a lower level of environmental sustainability. At the same time, compared to the use of scrubber cleaning of exhaust gases, this method requires less energy consumption and is also characterized by simpler additional equipment. In this regard (and also taking into account that all the requirements of Annex VI MARPOL are provided), it is recommended as the main one to ensure the environmental safety of navigation passages of sea transport vessels.

Evaluation of Shallow Groundwater Quality and Optimization of Monitoring Indicators in Nanchang

In the process of groundwater environmental monitoring, while ensuring the representativeness of groundwater quality evaluation, the number of monitoring indicators should be optimized as much as possible, which is of great significance to groundwater environmental management. Based on monitoring data of shallow groundwater in Nanchang in 2014 and 2019, the chemical characteristics of water and the changes in water quality were analyzed via statistical analysis, a Piper three-line diagram, and the entropy-weighted water quality index (EWQI). Furthermore, a key indicator optimization method based on water quality evaluation was constructed by coupling stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. The feasibility of this method was also evaluated. The results showed that the water chemistry type of groundwater in 2014 and 2019 was mainly HCO3-Ca, and the five abnormal indicators pH value, NO3-, I-, Fe, and Mn were the main influencing factors of water quality change. The water quality in 2019 was generally higher than that in 2014, which was considered as overall "moderate," and the average EWQI values of the two years were 53.72 and 82.34, respectively. The optimal model EWQImin-4 constructed based on the key indicator optimization method could better represent the actual EWQI; the key indicators included Mn, NO3-, TH, Fe, pH value, and I-; and the determination coefficient (R2) and percentage error (PE) values were 0.865 and 10.61%, respectively. Therefore, the optimization method of groundwater monitoring indicators based on entropy-weighted water quality evaluation could be used as an important reference for optimizing monitoring indicators and provide a method for regional groundwater environmental management.

Interpretation of odor complaint records with BTEX pollutants and meteorological factors: Çorlu case study

Air pollution in urban areas increases as a result of emitted air from different sources within the mixing layer of troposphere. Odor pollution is amongst the primary reasons behind environmental nuisance and occurrence of citizen complaints. Frequent exposure to odorous compounds and/or odor nuisance are increasingly associated with air pollution problems. Besides, there is no universally accepted environmental odor management method reported so far. Level of air pollutants emission, distance of emission sources to residential areas, to-pography, geographical and meteorological conditions have influence on imposed level of air pollution and odor pollution in cities.
 
 This study is built on the citizen odor complaint data (based on frequency, intensity, duration, odor tone and location (namely the FIDOL factors) collected in Çorlu/Tekirdağ through the GIS integrated public participated platform, namely the Çorlu KODER mobile application. The annual odor complaint data was briefly introduced and given an evaluation with the mo-bile app users demographic information. The obtained data between August 28-November 2 of 2021, was subjected to interpretative evaluation and statistical analysis with BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylene benzene and xylen) concentrations, inorganic air pollution concentrations and meteorological factors. In light of the obtained results, temperature, wind speed, relative humidity and toluene concentration were found to play a significant role on the number of citizen odor complaints. The EU reported limit value, lower rating threshold and upper rating threshold for BTEX pollutants have been exceeded several times.
 
 The average Toluene/benzene ratios obtained during the study show that; non-traffic sources contribute significantly to VOC emissions. Air pollutants transportation mechanism from neighbouring OIZ settlements become a prominent justification and support the hypothesis that residential areas of Corlu are under the effect of industrial air pollution and odor pollution con-stituents. There is low level of negative correlation between the benzene measured in Çorlu and WS (r=-0.63). Below 2.4 m/s, the average number of odor complaints (ANOC) tend to increase, while above this level odor complaints are diminished). The ANOC remained around 4 for[C] < 4 ug/m3 and reached to 18 for [C]BTEXtotal > 8 ug/m3. Above [C]Toluen=3 ug/m3 conditions, Daily ANOC increase from 7 to 19. Over [C]Toluen= 4 ug/m3 conditions, it reached up to 23. Increses in the number of daily ANOC by temperature is distinct over 21 C0 and reaches to 35. 
 
 The GIS integrated citizen complaint collection platforms are critical for real-time data collection of environmental complaints with high spatiotemporal accuracy. Citizen odor complaint surveys are useful monitoring tools and obtained data sets can be used to identify sensitive areas where and when specific actions should be taken and air pollutants measuement studies be performed.

Recycling End-of-Life RO Membranes for NF Membranes via Layer-by-Layer Assembly and Interfacial Polymerization

To solve the problem of environmental pollution caused by waste reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, we recycled the end-of-life (EoL) RO membrane by a cleaning-healing-interfacial polymerization (IP) method and reused it as a nanofiltration (NF) membrane. In this work, the influence of the regenerated ultrafiltration (UF) membrane repaired in different ways on the subsequent IP process and the performance of the NF membrane were discussed. The NF membrane prepared with 2.0 layers of LbL self-assembled healed membranes had a pure water permeability (PWP) of 7.25 L·m–2·h–1·bar–1, which also showed excellent long-term working stability and fouling resistance. The rejection rates were all above 99.5% for Na2SO4 solutions with different concentrations, disclosing that the regenerated membranes can be considered as tight nanofiltration membranes. This works provided an economic and environmental protection management method for the future treatment of waste RO membrane modules.

Outdoor Sports and Environmental Protection in Mountainous Areas Under Ecological Civilisation

Abstract Since the mid and late 19th century, people have paid more and more attention to the ecological environment, and environmental awareness and behaviour have been gradually strengthened. The global environmental protection movement is rising daily, and environmental protection will become the focus of human attention in the 21st century. Accelerate the establishment and improvement of the system and mechanism of land and space development, resource conservation and utilisation, and ecological preservation of the environment in the system of ecological civilisation, and promote the formation of a new pattern of harmonious development between man and nature and modernisation. Although China has formulated policies and regulations on environmental protection in outdoor sports development, environmental protection is grim due to problems such as insufficient government supervision, weak public awareness of environmental protection, and relatively backward environmental protection concepts and management methods. During the visit, outdoor sports lovers and club leaders were interviewed. In this context, with the continuous development of outdoor mountain sports driven by the improvement of people’s pursuit of life, there began to be contradictions between outdoor mountain sports and the ecological preservation of the environment, which also became the cause of the author’s concern and research.

Environmental management systems: international models and experience of Kazakhstan

Significant air and water pollution, which is detrimental to the health of the citizens of Kazakhstan. Courts and regulatory authorities do not properly fulfill their obligations in the framework of environmental protection. Currently, government agencies are pursuing a policy aimed at protecting the environment and the rights of citizens. Purpose of the study is to analyze international models, practices, application of management systems for the legal protection of the environment and the health of citizens with application in Kazakhstan. The article discusses and explores a number of principles and methods of environmental management. Since these principles and practices contribute to the establishment of rational and effective environmental policy and management, it is proposed to take them into account when rethinking the current system in Kazakhstan. The article analyzes models and methods of legal protection of the environment and response to damage to the health of citizens, these tools can be part of an integrated system. Based on the study, it was found that in order for environmental management to reach its full potential, Kazakhstan also needs to undertake political reforms and involve ordinary citizens in the formation of policies and protection mechanisms. The studied strategies for collecting and taking into account the opinions of people when making managerial decisions on environmental protection can be used in Kazakhstani society.

Особенности формирования и реализации пожароопасных обстановок в Урало-Каспийском регионе в аномально жаркие и засушливые годы

The results of the analysis of the relationship between meteorological indicators of fire hazard and the actual development of wildfires are presented. The relevance of the study is due to the need to form a reliable understanding of the prerequisites and trends in the development of fires against the background of changes in the regional climate, accompanied by an increase in its anomaly. The main methodological approach to solving the tasks was to identify the features of the occurrence and spread of wildfires in some abnormally hot and dry years observed in the Ural-Caspian region – 2010 and 2021. The data obtained, reflecting the degree of fire danger and the vastness of the spread of fires, were compared with the average long-term (2001-2021) indicators and with longer data series. The study revealed the features of the seasonal development of fires during the firehazardous periods of the years under consideration in the whole region and taking into account its natural-zonal heterogeneity. Despite the fact that the occurrence of fires in general is stochastic in nature, some data indicate a predominantly agricultural nature of fires. Abnormally hot and dry years were not significantly distinguished by the degree of burning of steppe and desert landscapes; the exception was the extensive spread of fires in the forest and forest-steppe lowlands of the Southern Urals in 2021. The absence of statistically significant relationships between the indicators is evidence that weather conditions, although they form fire hazard conditions, are not decisive for their implementation. The occurrence and spread of fires depend on a complex combination and interaction of many natural and anthropogenic factors. In this regard, we believe that the introduction of effective methods of environmental management can minimize the level of pyrogenic impacts on steppe ecosystems, reduce the threat of damage and ensure the safety of the population.

Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a Tool for Environmental Management

Life Cycle Assessment, included in company environmental management methods, has particular importance in marketing management. Analysis of dangers to the environment through tools such as the LCA method allows for comparisons of alternative company management strategies. LCA is characterised as a technique for environmental management that enables environmental impact assessment of the product, process, industry, and even the comprehensive economic sector. LCA also influences decisions regarding environmental policy modification, but most importantly, it influences a company's marketing activities. The LCA technique is applied the world over with great effectiveness in studying specific phases of a product's life cycles – from 'birth to death'; however, Poland's experience in this domain constitutes continuously developing research areas. The experience of foreign research centres confirms the possibility of applying LCA techniques in supporting environmental risk assessment of innovative technologies where LCA is used to study the environmental impact of a new generation product, i.e. flocculants from polymer wastes. This article presents the results of a study of the effectiveness of applying a new generation of polyelectrolyte (gained from polystyrene waste) in treating industrial wastewater and the LCA environmental impact assessment, which was carried out using SimaPro software. Based on the analysis of the results of the application of sodium salts of sulfone derivatives of polystyrene in the treatment of mine water, it was found that these products significantly reduced the pollution indicators of mine water from KWK1. Accordingly, they provided the basis for the development of technical-scale technology.

PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF URBOSYSTEMS UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Methods of environmental safety management as a component and integral part of the toolkit of sustainable development are analyzed. The use of a system-ecological approach is proposed on the example of monitoring data of water consumption in the Lopan River with the recommendation of environmental protection and ecologically safe management solutions. According to the results of the calculations, it was found that the average volume of the Lopan river flow decreased from 86.5 in 1980 to 39.4 in 2020. The peculiarities of the implementation of nature-oriented technical and economic solutions are the gradual transformation of urbanized systems into an ecologically safe space, for the implementation of which methods of system analysis are used. It is the systemic approach that makes it possible to understand any phenomena of life in relation to various levels of its organization and the environment. The analysis of the tasks for the implementation of the 13th CST "Mitigation of the consequences of climate change" summarizes the statement regarding the need to transition to an ecological economy, green energy and support the sustainability of society, which is highlighted in the general concept of sustainable development - a violation of the balance between the economic and ecological interests of society negatively affects the quality of society's life. Thus, the effectiveness of existing measures in ensuring sustainable development should be evaluated through the dependence of indicators of economic growth and the quality of the environment. Mitigation measures to reduce the impact of climate on the natural environment should include the decarbonization of energy, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the land use and forestry sector, and the implementation of a regulated state policy on mitigating the consequences of climate change, compliance with the Environmental Security Strategy and adaptation to climate change by 2030, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in 2021. Keywords: environmental safety, sustainable development, urban systems, climate change, management decisions, monitoring, river flow, system-ecological approach.

A Comprehensive Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment Model: Considering Temporally and Spatially Dependent Variations.

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely-used international environmental evaluation and management method. However, the conventional LCA is in a static context without temporal and spatial variations considered, which fails to bring accurate evaluation values and hinders practical applications. Dynamic LCA research has developed vigorously in the past decade and become a hot topic. However, systematical analysis of spatiotemporal dynamic variations and comprehensive operable dynamic models are still lacking. This study follows LCA paradigm and incorporates time- and space-dependent variations to establish a spatiotemporal dynamic LCA model. The dynamic changes are classified into four types: dynamic foreground elementary flows, dynamic background system, dynamic characterization factors, and dynamic weighting factors. Their potential dynamics and possible quantification methods are analyzed. The dynamic LCA model is applied to a residential building, and significant differences can be observed between dynamic and static assessment results from both temporal and spatial perspectives. This study makes a theoretical contribution by establishing a comprehensive dynamic model with both temporal and spatial variations involved. It is expected to provide practical values for LCA practitioners and help with decision-making and environmental management.

Fostering Green Finance for Sustainable Development: A Focus on Textile and Leather Small Medium Enterprises in Pakistan

The green financing landscape in Pakistan is evolving, which signifies the need for a comprehensive gap analysis that examines the present status and constraints in supporting green finance in the country. Textile and leather industries are key sectors in Pakistan’s economy and rely heavily on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Excessive resource use and inadequate environmental management methods pose a significant danger to the sectors’ long-term viability and account for an extreme relevance to the embracement of the circular economy paradigm. Green finance aims to ensure that economic process, safeguarding the environment, and maintaining environmental integrity all grow together. This research used a literature review and interview-based methodology (in which we interviewed more than 20 people representing SME operators, government officials, and banking staff) to examine SME finance, green banking, and demand and supply side constraints to cleaner/sustainable manufacturing in Pakistan’s leather and textile sectors. The research findings show that policy uncertainty and financial short-termism are economic impediments and obstacles that constitute a path-dependent, lock-in, non-linear mechanism. This study found a lack of tailored business advisory and financing for SMEs to learn about and invest in sustainable consumption and production (SCP). Furthermore, many banks in Pakistan also show a strong commitment to the expansion of the State Bank of Pakistan’s Green Banking Guidelines (GBGs). The results also highlight the high value of government assistance for businesses participating in green initiatives and incentives for banking institutions and private limited companies to support and invest in green practices.

The use of cartographic methods in assessing the risks of the impact of thermal power plants on the environment

The article analyzes the nature and intensity of the impact of the Novosibirsk CHPP-3 on the environment. To assess environmental risks, two types of threats were identified and corresponding risk groups were identified: violation of the temperature regime of networks; violation of the hydraulic regime of networks; reduction in the quality of make-up water; breakthrough of heating networks; suction of polluted water from the near-tube space; nitrogen oxide pollution; sulfur dioxide pollution; soot pollution; ash pollution. By constructing risk maps for each risk with the subsequent addition of the obtained maps, the area of the least well-being is picked out. In it, the probability of threats being realized, and, accordingly, the risks, are the greatest. Based on the obtained maps, recommendations have been developed that may be important in the planning process of prospective development of territories affected by CHP-3. The recommendations take into account modern environmental safety strategies, in particular, environmental management methods.

Appraisal of the Legal and Institutional Framework for Sustainable Environmental Management in Nigeria

The legal and institutional framework for sustainable environmental management (SEM) in Nigeria consists of the laws and statutory institutions (agencies) regulating the environment. There are several laws and institutions which seek to protect and sustainably manage the Nigerian environment from degradation, especially, through the activities of the oil and gas companies operating in the country. Oil and gas exploration, extraction, and production in Nigeria, especially, in the Niger Delta region of the country, have caused severe environmental degradation in the region, owing to the legacy of decades of oil spills and gas flaring. Despite the laws and institutions intended to protect and sustainably manage the Nigerian environment, the nation’s environment keeps deteriorating at an alarming rate. The aim of this paper is to appraise the laws and institutions expected to sustainably protect and manage the environment of Nigeria. The paper adopted the doctrinal research methodology and generated its data through local statutes, case laws, policy documents, textbooks, journal articles, seminar papers, manuscripts, newspaper reports, monographs, some unpublished works, and internet websites. The paper carefully examined the principal laws in Nigeria dealing with environmental protection and management with a view to reviewing their provisions and the method of environmental protection and management through these laws. Also, the paper examined the principal statutory institutions or agencies regulating the Nigerian environment with a view to achieving national environmental sustainability. The paper found that the laws enacted to protect the Nigerian environment are generally weak on the account of some flaws contained therein. The paper also found that the statutory institutions established to enforced environmental laws are ineffective in their enforcement mandate.

Methodological recommendations for assessing the socio-economic effectiveness of the use of artificially improved soils based on waste from the pulp and paper industry in the conditions of the North

Improving the efficiency of using the natural resource potential in the extreme conditions of the North is an important condition for the balanced development of socio-economic systems. The key aspects of rational nature management are the maximum extraction of useful substances and their inclusion in the production process, as well as the reduction of anthropogenic pressure on natural ecosystems. This study is devoted to the study of the impact of the use of artificially improved soils based on pulp and paper industry waste on the socio-economic development of the regions of the North as one of the methods of rational environmental management. The relevance of the study is also due to the need to increase the role of the agricultural sector in the economy of the northern territories and improve the supply of the population with fresh, biologically valuable food. Based on the analysis of a significant amount of scientific literature and legal documents of strategic planning and project management, the authors reveal the types of social, economic and environmental results of the use of artificially improved soils based on pulp and paper industry waste and systematize them in terms of national, territorial, sectoral, corporate and personal influence. The developed methodological recommendations include the principles on which the methodology for assessing the socio-economic effectiveness of the introduction of artificially improved soils should be based, an algorithm and a system of evaluation indicators that reflect the social, economic and environmental effectiveness of the use of this category of soils for both the agricultural sector and the pulp and paper industry are proposed industry. The developed recommendations can be used to develop regional plans and programs in the field of environmental conservation and agricultural development and regulation of agricultural and food markets.