Экологические проблемы Иркутской области
Irkutsk region is one of the regions of Russia, which is under the scrutiny of the whole society not only thanks to the richest resources - mineral, water, hydropower, forestry, hunting and fishing, but also as a region responsible for fulfilling the Russian Federation's international obligations regarding the conservation of Lake Baikal And Baikal natural territory. Taking into account the uniqueness of the lake and the highest ecological requirements of the world standards, it is possible to preserve Lake Baikal in the current conditions of a market economy only when the efforts of state authorities, local authorities and every person living in the region are combined. Irkutsk region According to state statistical reporting, in 2007, 522 enterprises of the region threw into the atmosphere 489.8 thousand tons of pollutants (2006 - 520 thousand tons). At these enterprises, there are 21540 stationary sources of atmospheric pollution, of which 14791 (68%) are organized. In 2007, the total abstraction of water from natural water bodies was reduced by 17% compared to 2006. The largest consumers are enterprises of electric power industry, forestry, woodworking and pulp and paper, chemical and petrochemical industry, non-ferrous metallurgy. The following cities lead the way in discharging polluted waters: Bratsk (22.4% of the total discharge), Angarsk (18%), Irkutsk (12.1%), Ust-Ilimsk (8.6%), Usolye-Siberian (6, 4%). In 2007, 287.1 thousand tons of chlorides were supplied to the region's reservoirs along with sewage (2006: 288.1 thousand tons), 64.5 thousand tons of sulphates (2006 - 68.1 thousand tons), 1.4 Thousand tons of ammonium nitrogen (2006 - 1.2 thousand tons), 0.9 thousand tons of fats (2006 - 0.9), 91 kg of mercury (2006 - 108 kg) and a number of other substances. Statistics on which you need to To think seriously