Negative Anthropogenic Impact Research Articles

Wastewater Treatment for Food Processing Industries

Rapid industrialization and urban growth coupled with continual improvement of urban spaces requires addressing the challenges of preventing negative anthropogenic impact on the environment.In particular, this applies to food processing, a strategic sector that sustainably provides people with high-quality food. Food processing affects water reservoirs the most. Closed cycles are the solution proposed to prevent or reduce the environmental impact of food processing wastes. This will help not only address environmental issues but also optimize the use of natural resources.Wastewaters contain fodder residues, table salt, detergents, nitrites, phosphates, alkali, acids; they might also contain pathogenic microflora.This paper presents an optimal technology for the neutralization and deep treatment of AIC wastewaters.

Typological structure and productivity of pine forests of the Mountain Crimea

The study of the features of the territorial distribution, productivity and typological structure of natural pine stands in the Mountain Crimea was conducted. Crimean pine plantations dominate by the area here. The most productive and long-lived stands are C l-Скр under the conditions of dry sudubrava Ci. Taxational characteristics of Crimean pine plantations in different high-altitude zones reflect the peculiarities of high-altitude dynamics of their age composition. The lower belt is dominated by plants of small height and with a small trunk diameter. The stands of the upper belt have the most significant taxation characteristics. According to the level of living state, the stands of Crimean pine of the lower belt are mostly characterized by an unsatisfactory assessment. This is due not only to the negative anthropogenic impact, but also to the more severe action of limiting factors in the regional territory of natural growth of Crimean pine on the southern macroslope of the Main ridge of the Crimean mountains. Natural stands of common pine form forests in the edaphotopes of dry pinewood Bi, dry sudubrava Ci and fresh sudubrava C2. Under the conditions of dry sudubrava Ci there is an increase in the productive capacity of common pine stands. The level of use of the forest typological potential of a pine stand depends on its age. The ratio of age groups characterizes the pine stands as cyclo-multiplc-agcd. The fullness of stands of common pine varies within the range of 0.3-0.9, the average is 0.6. The most common planrings have the fullness of 0.4 and 0.5. The structure of the typological macrocomplex of stands of Stankevich pine is represented in a greater degree by communities of dry sudubrava Ci. Unfavorable abiotic factors have a direct impact on the composition of stands of Stankevich pine, the age structure of which is characterized by a predominance of young and middle-aged trees and a noticeable decrease in the number of ripening and ripe stands and a very small representation of high-aged plantations. The relative increase in the number of trees at the age of 200 240 years is evidence that in the past the conditions for the growth and renewal of stands of Stankevich pine in the Mountain Crimea were more favorable.

ПУТИ СНИЖЕНИЯ ПРИЕМА ЗАБОРТНОЙ ВОДЫ СИСТЕМОЙ ОХЛАЖДЕНИЯ СУДОВОЙ ЭНЕРГОУСТАНОВКОЙ

The issues of the possibility of reducing the intake of seawater by the power plant cooling system are considered. This will ensure a reduction in the negative anthropogenic impact of the system. Throttle control, thermal control with bypass and variable pump speed are analyzing. It has been founding that the latter method is the most optimal.

EFFECT OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD ON THE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF THE STREPTOMYCES STREPTOMYCES CANOSUS CNMN-AC-02 STRAIN

The work is devoted to the study of the effect of a low-frequency magnetic field of low intensity on microorganisms. We proceeded from the fundamental fact that the Earth's magnetic field (natural electromagnetic background) is the most important environmental factor affecting all vital processes of living organisms. It is important to realize that in the modern world the negative anthropogenic impact on the natural electromagnetic background has significantly increased due to the rapidly growing number of sources of technogenic fields. The relevance of research is due to the great scientific and practical interest in the issues of survival and growth of colonies of microorganisms under the influence of a magnetic field. We set ourselves the goal of studying the action, in particular, of a low-frequency magnetic field of low intensity. Our task was to find out how the key characteristics of the culture of microorganisms (growth and survival) change under the influence of different field values. We used the device "Biostimulus 1", developed by us at IEINT, which makes it possible to influence biological material with a low-frequency magnetic field of low intensity at specified values. The microbiological material was investigated - Streptomyce canosus CNMN-Ac-02 in the form of an aqueous suspension; an aqueous suspension pounded on the surface of agar and in lyophilic form. Exposure time: 10, 15 and 20 minutes. As a result, it was found that when an aqueous suspension of Streptomyce canosus CNMN-Ac-02 was treated with a magnetic field for 10 and 15 minutes, the appearance of colonies of 2 types with mycelium of different color and size was observed. With an exposure of 20 min. colonies of 4 types arise with the peculiarity of some colonies to release a pigment of a new color into the medium. In the case of a culture in the form of a suspension pounded on agar, similar results were obtained. The survival rate of the S.canosus CNMN-Ac-02 streptomycete strain after exposure to a magnetic field depends on the treatment time, as well as on the state of the culture (dry lyophilized culture or its aqueous suspension).

ЕКОЛОГО-ЕКОНОМІЧНА ОЦІНКА ВПЛИВУ НЕЗАКОННОГО ВИДОБУВАННЯ БУРШТИНУ НА СТАН ДОВКІЛЛЯ РІВНЕНСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ

Research rationale. The current state of the natural environment in the northwestern part of Ukrainian Polissia is characterized by a huge-scale changes in cultivated lands. The reasons for the disturbance of the structure of natural landscapes are the unauthorized extraction of gemstones, in particular, amber. Problem statement. For Ukraine, this issue has become particularly acute as the environmental consequences of illegal mining are quite disastrous as far as the disturbed biotopes cannot be restored to their original state in a natural way without human intervention, thus they need to be recultivated. Analysis of recent studies and publications. The researches that cover the agenda include the issues of monitoring and determination of locations of lands disturbed due to illegal amber mining as well as the use and classification of lands disturbed as a result of mining industry’s activities. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The introduction of an economic and legal mechanism for compensating by the violator for damage caused by illegal amber mining and the failure to carry out land reclamation after the completion of mining operations will ensure more effective protection of the interests of the state and territorial communities as well as the rights of owners and exploiters of land plots, and will have a positive impact on reducing breaches of law in the area of land utilization. Objective of the research. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact on the environmental condition of the Rivne oblast as well as economic assessment of the extent of damage caused by illegal gemstones mining. Statement of basic materials. Obvious signs of negative anthropogenic impact related to unauthorized use of subsurface resources have been established, namely: the unauthorized removal of the fertile soil layer, excitation of the entire structure of the soil cover, hydrological regime, geological structure of the subsoil area, destroyed vegetation. At the same time, disturbance of land, both for forest and agricultural purposes of various forms of ownership. Following the researches, the extent of damage and compensation to the state resulting from the illegal mining of gemstones was determined. Conclusions under the article. On the territory of the Ukrainian Polissa the technogenic sand massifs and badlands are being intensively formed, which area is constantly increasing. The spread of such formations on the lands of forestry and agricultural purposes creates a threatening ecological and economic situation throughout the region.

The tillage effect on the change of soil structure

In the arid conditions of the southern regions of Russia, cultivated crops lack moisture. At the same time, agronomically feasible tillage becomes important. Ecological safety of the environment presumes protecting the land resources from possible negative anthropogenic impact. Humus accumulation decreases due to increasing soil compaction. Soil compaction is a type of physical degradation. Soil degradation occurs as a result of excessive loads. Soil compaction is the cause of increasing erosion processes. In the fractured porous massif of the treated soil, moisture loss from the depth of the formation during physical evaporation is detected. Physical evaporation of moisture in arid conditions leads to desiccant soil degradation. Pseudo-compaction of the lower part of the treated layer can occur when loosening only the surface layers, which leads to hydrolysis degradation of chernozem soil. The factors for the development of man-made soil degradation as a result of its processing by tillage tools of various types are studied, and the results of the studies are presented. Recommendations for reducing their impact on cultivated soil horizons have been developed, and working bodies for reducing the negative impact on the soil have been proposed. The feasibility of flat-cutting processing of the surface soil layer and the deepening of the subsoil layer by chisel working bodies is proved.

Anthropomorphizing nature through costume design

Abstract The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 15 outline a broad concern for us to take better care for our lands and oceans and act on the negative anthropogenic impact that we, as humans, are having on this planet. However, I propose that many of us see ourselves as separate from nature and lack a connection with it. This, in turn, affects the way we treat it. In this research I explore how we can frame our futures by telling visual stories about the land and sea and the geological foundation of the world we live in. This is achieved by exploring the relationship between natural landscapes, earth sciences and the 'bodily' canvas. By presenting examples of costume and textile design in response to a specific brief this visual essay introduces the notion that by anthropomorphizing nature through costume design a sense of connectivity between humans and nature can be bridged. Although there are many examples of how nature has been used as a springboard for garment design this article draws attention to theories explored in social science that claim if we attribute human characteristics to natural forms we feel greater connectivity towards it. I present ideas that use the visual detail of the landscape and by exploring the opportunities of how these can be embedded into costume design we can create a playful public engagement performance tool. This approach has the potential to, not only investigate new ways of interpreting landscape and geology through a costume-design-led performance model, but also challenge the way people think about the natural world with the potential to foster pro-environmental behaviour.

Раритетна компонента лісових фітоценозів Лісостепу України

Наводиться аналіз проблеми щодо актуальності питань інвентаризації раритетної компоненти лісової флори України, її природно-зональних та адміністративно-обласних спектрів. Визначено причини раритетності видів лісової флори та запропоновано заходи щодо їхньої охорони. Для організації моніторингу чисельності та поширення судинних рослин міжнародного, національного та регіонального статусів охорони як складової системного моніторингу лісів досліджено стан популяцій раритетних видів рослин та їхнього розповсюдження в лісових фітоценозах Лісостепу (рясність-покриття та участь у складі рослинного покриву, розповсюдження в межах адмінистративних областей, Лісостепової лісогосподарської області та чотирьох її округів). Об’єкти досліджень – ділянки моніторингу 1-го рівня (642 ділянки) у межах Лісостепу України.

Gray whale migration patterns through the Southern California Bight from multi-year visual and acoustic monitoring

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 625:181-203 (2019) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12989 Gray whale migration patterns through the Southern California Bight from multi-year visual and acoustic monitoring Regina A. Guazzo1,5,*, Alisa Schulman-Janiger2, Michael H. Smith3, Jay Barlow4, Gerald L. D’Spain1, Dennis B. Rimington1, John A. Hildebrand1 1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0205, USA 2Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California 90007-4057, USA 3Gray Whales Count, Santa Barbara, California 93109-1209, USA 4National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California 92037-1508, USA 5Present address: Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, San Diego, California 92152-5001, USA *Corresponding author: rguazzo@ucsd.edu ABSTRACT: Sightings and acoustic recordings from eastern North Pacific gray whales in the Southern California Bight were analyzed for interannual changes and compared with concurrent environmental measurements during 7 migration seasons (2008-2009 to 2014-2015). Acoustic call counts recorded on an offshore hydrophone were highly variable from year to year. Assuming an average calling rate of 7.5 calls whale-1 d-1, the estimated number of whales migrating by this hydrophone would be <10% of the population within 20 km of the offshore hydrophone in most years. In contrast, the estimated number of gray whales migrating off Santa Barbara and Los Angeles based on visual surveys grew at a greater rate (11% yr-1 and 26% yr-1, respectively) than the population size growth rate (5% yr-1). Over the studied migration seasons it seems an increasing proportion of the population was using the nearshore migration corridor in the Southern California Bight, especially near Los Angeles. This trend could increase the negative anthropogenic impact on this species. Although several large-scale climatic events occurred between 2008 and 2015, neither water temperature in the Southern California Bight nor sea ice timing in the gray whale Arctic feeding area improved generalized additive models of gray whale nearshore sightings or offshore acoustic presence. Over these times, the gray whale migration timing appears to be driven more by their biological clock and instinct than by the extrinsic factors accounted for in the present analysis. Future work should test if other factors influence the gray whale migration over longer timescales. KEY WORDS: Gray whale · Acoustic monitoring · Visual survey · Generalized additive model · Migration · Sea ice · Temperature · Southern California Bight Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Guazzo RA, Schulman-Janiger A, Smith MH, Barlow J, D’Spain GL, Rimington DB, Hildebrand JA (2019) Gray whale migration patterns through the Southern California Bight from multi-year visual and acoustic monitoring. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 625:181-203. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12989 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 625. Online publication date: August 29, 2019 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2019 Inter-Research.

Developing the Cost-Estimation Technique When Switching to Best Available Power Technologies

The Federal Law of July 21, 2014, no. 219-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Environmental Protection’ and individual legislative acts of the Russian Federation” established new principles of environmental policy providing for a substantial reduction of the negative anthropogenic impact on the environment. For this purpose, objects of Category I have been identified that have a significant negative impact on the environment and are related to the areas of best available technologies (BATs). For the methodological support of switching heat and power enterprises to BATs, a BAT reference document (BREF) 38-2017 “Combustion of Fuel in Large Plants for the Purpose of Energy Production” has been approved. Its task is to determine a list of marker pollutants, technological indicators of pollutant emissions, and best available technologies recommended for introduction at thermal power plants (TPPs) in order to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere. The article is devoted to the cost estimation when switching to best available technologies—one of the most acute issues of the power industry. The article presents the main provisions of the methodology for estimating capital and operating costs in switching thermal power plants to BATs, which were developed during joint research of the EIPC and MPEI. The approach proposed in the framework of the developed methodology can significantly reduce the amount of information analyzed and ensure the high reliability of estimates at the same time. The volume of representative samples necessary for a correct cost estimation of implementing measures to reduce power plants' harmful emissions at facilities that fail to meet the BAT requirements is calculated. The range of total costs for the implementation of environmental-protection measures at existing power facilities that do not comply with the BAT principles in the wider heat and power industry has been determined.

Optimal Choice of the Best Available Technologies for Russian Thermal Power Plants

Federal Law no. 219-FZ of July 21, 2014, “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Environmental Protection’ and certain Acts of the Russian Federation” establishes new principles of environmental policy aimed at significantly reducing the negative anthropogenic environmental impact. Currently, efforts are underway to change over to a system for technological regulation of negative environmental impacts using the best available technologies (BAT). For this purpose, industry-specific technical reference regulations (TRR) on BATs have been developed, the purposes of which are to determine a list of marker (polluting) substances, technological indicators of their emissions, and a BAT list recommended for implementation. In this case, the values of technological parameters for marker substances are determined for various types of fuels depending on the year of the boiler plant commissioning and its capacity. To reduce the emission of TPP marker (polluting) substances, regulation ITS 38-2017 recommends to introduce one or several different practically tested BATs, the total amount of which is pretty large, and their introduction on existing equipment is determined by such factors as fuel type, equipment capacity, required degree of hazardous emission reduction, design features of a boiler plant, etc. When introducing BATs at existing thermal power plants, a real problem arises of choosing efficient air-protection measures with allowance for various interrelated factors, performance characteristics, and specific design and operational parameters of the operating equipment. In this regard, the purpose of this work is to develop an algorithm for the optimal choice of BATs with allowance for a particular TPP. As a result, the algorithm should form a list of BATs recommended for implementation at a particular power unit based on the corresponding initial parameters and select a technology from those proposed by a certain regulation. The developed algorithm will allow environmental and technical services to take into account the variety of factors influencing the choice of BATs as well as to reduce decision-making time, reduce the cost, and improve the efficiency of air-protection measures subject to introduction.

Aggregate Index of Sustainable Development of Mining Regions in Siberian Federal District

Currently, governments of both developed and developing countries are interested in forming an adequate analytical tool for assessing the effectiveness of measures taken for the transition to sustainable development. These tools should take into account the dualism of sustainable development, in which the acceleration of economic growth, inspired by scientific and technological progress, should be correlated with a decrease in the negative anthropogenic impact on the environment. In this regard, widespread methods for assessing the prospects for the transition to sustainable development is the calculation of indices that aggregate the dynamics of socio-economic and environmental processes at the global, national and regional levels. This article identifies mining regions of Siberian Federal District as an object, the assessment of which is carried out on the basis of the Governmental methodology of Russian Federation, adapted to the objectives of the study of the prospects for the transition to sustainable development. The result of the study is the ranking of mining regions of the Siberian Federal District on the integral index of sustainable development and the defining the dominant trend.

Influence of the Presence of Mobile Forms Zn, Cu, Ni on Functioning of the System "Soil-Microbiota-Plant" in Grain Agrocenoses

The dynamics of the content of mobile forms of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Ni) in the soil cover of agricultural land located near the sources of negative anthropogenic impact are considered. These elements have a pronounced cumulative effect, which confirms their concentration during 2000–2017. In the agrocenosis conducted to identify soil microbiota and identified representatives of the genera Agrobacterium and Agrobacter. The revealed features of interaction in the system "soil-microorganisms-plant" allow us to consider one of the tools to increase the productivity of grain agricultural systems by regulating the composition of soil microbocenoses. It is necessary to maintain optimal plant intervals of zinc, copper and nickel concentrations as significant micronutrients. It’s actually for agrobiocenoses formed in the zone of influence of technical objects.

Autonomous complex module for peat development on watered deposits

Nowadays the issues of Russia outlying regions development are connected with energy security and very acute. Existing producing methods have a negative anthropogenic impact on the environment. Existing devices for peat primary processing and formation in the conditions of natural water contents are not suitable for application of the autonomous complex. The following modules were suggested: the module of primary processing, the module of formation and dehydration, which can produce a finished product with qualitative physic-mechanical properties.

Tending this Fragile Earth, Our Island Home: The Pope's Encyclical in Dialogue with Ecomimesis, a Design Model for Conservation Stewardship

In the last fifty years, empirical evidence has shown that climate change and environmental degradation are largely the results of increased world population, economic development, and changes in cultural and social norms. Thus far we have been unable to slow or reverse the practices that continue to produce more air and water pollution, soil and ocean degradation, and ecosystem decline. This paper analyzes the negative anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem and proposes a new design solution: ecomimesis, which uses the natural ecosystem as its template to conserve, restore, and improve existing ecosystems. Through its nonintrusive strategies and designs, and its goal of preserving natural ecosystems and the earth, ecomimesis can become an integral part of stabilizing and rehabilitating our natural world at the same time that it addresses the needs of growing economies and populations around the world.

Regulatory and Methodical Support of the Transition to the BATs in Heat Power Engineering

Federal Law no. 219-FZ of July 21, 2014, “On the Amendments to the Federal Law On Environmental Protection and Certain Legislative Acts” of the Russian Federation established new principles of environmental policy aimed at significantly reducing the negative anthropogenic impact on the environment. Currently, active work is under way to harmonize the Russian environmental legislation with regard to the transition to a system of technological regulation of impacts using the best available technologies (BATs). A national regulatory system based on BATs can be developed only through the implementation of integrated measures that are adopted and regulated at different levels (from decisions of the government of the Russian Federation to normative documents). For this purpose, more than 50 sectoral information and technical reference books on BATs have been developed that include descriptions of BATs for particular types of activities and their technological indicators. Starting on January 1, 2019, an integrated environmental permit will be introduced for enterprises with the greatest negative impact on the environment (category I enterprises). In addition, these enterprises will have to implement automatic systems for continuous control and metering of contaminants emissions (ASCCMCEs) into the atmosphere. Therefore, the development and adoption of the preliminary national standard of the Russian Federation PNS 187–2017, which is to come into force on January 1, 2018, will significantly accelerate and facilitate the implementation of ASCCMCEs of thermal power plants (TPPs) in accordance with Federal Law no. 219-FZ. The main goal of implementing ASCCMCEs on TPPs is to consistently reduce the negative impact of thermal power plants on the environment.

Экологический туризм на урбанизированных территориях

The article substitutes the relevance and priority of ecological tourism development in modern world, describes the theoretical and methodological basis of indicated type of tourism, gives a brief historical review of studying problem. Authors concentrate attention on development of ecological tourism in urbanized areas. Through the example of Donetsk region (Donetsk People's Republic)&#x0D; – one of the most urbanized regions of the post-Soviet space – the main problems of ecological tourism development, prospects and potential opportunities for promotion of this direction in market of tourism are identified. The authors identify perspective objects of natural reserve fund for ecological tourism development in the region (using the cases of Amvrosievsky, Novoazovsky, Starobeshevsky, Shakhtersky districts and cities Gorlovka, Donetsk, Enakievo, Makeevka, Snezhnoe, Khartsyzsk), area of which is 3,7 % of common area of the region. The authors analyse the problems of using of these territories due to high population density, strong and negative anthropogenic impact. The authors calculate the quantitative indicators of security of the inhabitants of the region, which on the average is 80 m2 for one person. The specific measures for optimization and raise of efficiency of ecological tourism development in this region are proposed: zoning and monitoring of areas, ecological education and creating ecological worldview in public conscious, real and active involvement locals in tourist activity according to principles of sustainable development. The authors propose route “Green belt of Donbas’s” having a high potential for ecological tourism development in urbanized areas.

Assessment of car emission masses at the change of kinetic energy of the “engine – transport vehicle” system

Negative anthropogenic impact on the environment can lead to global changes in the natural cycle of substances in the biosphere and the climate change in general. Assessment of the mobile sources emission is an important component of the diagnosis of the urbanized landscapes ecosystem state. The effective power of the car engine is accepted as the characteristic unambiguously reflecting the movement of the vehicle. The algorithm of determination of pollutants emission masses is stated in the article and unique calculation of relative effective power of the engine is presented. The current value of the engine effective power taking into account transformation of variable parameters to the coded sizes depending on kinematic and dynamic factors is calculated from the equation of the car movement at the change of kinetic energy of the “engine - transport vehicle” system in the form of Lagrange. Such dynamic characteristics as coefficient of the rotating masses and coefficient of mechanical efficiency of transmission are presented by functions of the engine relative effective power. Results of the research considerably simplify calculation of pollutants emission masses by traffic flow into the atmosphere and can be used for assessment of negative anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem.

Towards a sustainable approach to wastewater treatment strategy for eutrophication abatement

Eutrophication is one of the consequences of the negative anthropogenic impact on aquatic ecosystems. It leads to the degradation of both sweet and marine ecosystems, constituting a kind of secondary pollution of waters, which disturbs all types of their use. Undertakings related to preventing the negative effects of eutrophication are mainly conducted towards reducing the loads of nutrients introduced into surface waters and controlling the entire conditions in aquatic ecosystems in order to limit the development of aquatic vegetation. The increasingly restrictive legal requirement regarding the content of nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater discharged into recipients enforces the application of expensive treatment technologies, and the public is becoming more aware of the rising costs of water and wastewater fees. In addition, wastewater treatment is a factor which has a negative impact on air quality due to greenhouse gas emissions and generates other environmental problems. The challenge for facilities, however, is determining which treatment alternatives will best meet their needs, both technically and financially, and to choose the most sustainable path. The problem of establishing a reasonable level of nutrient removal from wastewater, justified from an ecological and economic point of view is discussed in the paper.

Environmental safety management of urban building by regulation of formation process of exhaust gases of motor vehicles

Modern development of the construction industry involves accounting and assessment of operating conditions of structures. Excessive technological environmental impact can lead to economic losses and a decrease in the efficiency of investment projects in construction. Mobile sources emission record is an important component of the ecosystem state diagnosis in modern cities. For scientifically substantiated and reliable determination of the mass flow of the motor vehicles pollutants it is necessary to take into account the mixture formation and combustion of the working mixture in the internal combustion engine. The article describes the authors' approach to calculating the volumetric flow rate of exhaust gases based on the characteristics of the vehicle's transport operations available for operational control. Studies have shown that, when using a particular fuel, the determination of the volume flow rate of exhaust gases can be reduced to finding the power of the engine . In addition, the composition changes of the fuel (or fuel replacement) and the regulation of the effective power of the engine (by organization of traffic) allow to influence on the volume and composition of the emission of exhaust gases of vehicles and on the pollution of the urban environment in general. The results of the studies make it easier to calculate the mass of pollutant emissions by the transport stream into the outer air and can be used as preliminary data to assess the negative anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem.