RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology
<p><strong>Editor-in-Chief</strong>: Elena V. Savenkova, D.Sc., Professor</p> <p><strong>ISSN: </strong>2313-2310 (Print)<strong> ISSN: </strong>2408-8919 (Online)</p> <p><strong>Founded in</strong> 1993. <span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><strong style="color: #000000;"><strong>Publication frequency</strong></strong>:</span> quarterly</p> <p><strong>PUBLISHER</strong>: <a href="http://eng.rudn.ru/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</a></p> <p><strong style="color: #000000;">Open Access</strong>: <img src="/files/journals/1//OA.png" alt="" width="68" height="25">. <strong>APC</strong>: no article processing charge.</p> <p><strong>Peer-Review</strong>: double blind. <strong>Publication language</strong>: Russian, English</p> <p><strong>Indexation</strong>: Russian Index of Science Citation, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, DOAJ, WorldCat, Cyberleninka, East View, Dimensions, ResearchBib, Lens, Research4Life, JournalTOCs</p>Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)ru-RURUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety2313-2310<h4 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #101010; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The right of authorship belongs to the authors of articles. The authors transfer the rights to use the article (including the use and distribution of an article in the Open Access) to the publisher of the journal on a non-exclusive license (Publishing Agreement (Public Offer)). At the same time, authors remain full rightsholders.</span></h4> <h3 align="center">Publishing Agreement (Public Offer) to Publish an Article in an Academic Periodical<br>'RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety'</h3> <p>The Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University), represented by the Vice-Rector for Scientific Work Andrey Aleksandrovich Kostin, acting under a Power of Attorney No<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted0">0036-03/21-163</span><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>dated 12.10.2021, hereinafter referred to as the Publisher, on the one hand, hereby offers to the public at large, hereinafter referred to as the Author, on the other hand, hereinafter collectively referred to as the Parties, to enter into this agreement, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, regarding publication of scholarly materials, hereinafter referred to as the Article, in the Journal named 'RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety', hereinafter referred to as the Journal, under the following terms.</p> <p><strong>1. General Terms and Conditions</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>1.1. Pursuant to Clause 2 of the Article 437 of the Russian Federation Civil Code, this Agreement shall be recognized as the public offer, hereinafter referred to as the Offer. Subject to Article 438 of the Russian Federation Civil Code, this Offer shall be deemed to have been completely and irrevocably accepted after the Author had submitted his/her materials by uploading those onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the respective section of the Journal's site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1</a></span> on the Information and Communication Network known as the Internet, hereinafter referred to as the Internet.</p> <p>1.2. Pursuant to the Russian Federation effective law as applicable to compliance with the copyright to electronic information resources, no materials from any site, electronic journal or project may be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form, either in a hard or soft copy, without a prior consent from the Journal's authors and editorial staff, which may be expressed by posting a respective consent (open license <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 CC BY-NC</a>) in the relevant section of the Journal's site on the Internet. <br>Whenever any published materials are used within the context of other documents, a reference to the original source needs to be specified.</p> <p>1.3. The Journal is registered by the Federal Oversight Service for Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (RosKomNadzor).</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>2. Terms Used in This Agreement</strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong>The Author</strong> is an individual (or individuals) whose creative labor has produced the Article.</p> <p><strong>The Offer Acceptance</strong> means a complete and irrevocable acceptance of the Offer under the terms specified in Clause 3 hereof (the Author accepts the Offer by submitting an application to the Publisher, i.e. by uploading the Article along with support materials onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the respective section of the Journal's site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1</a></span> on the Internet).</p> <p><strong>The Journal</strong> means an academic periodical named 'BULLETIN of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Series Ecology and life safety'.</p> <p><strong>The Application </strong>means an electronic request of the Author addressed to the Publisher for publishing the Article in the Journal by uploading the Article and support materials onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the relevant section of the Journal's site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1</a></span> on the Internet).</p> <p><strong>The Publisher</strong> is the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba” (RUDN), being the Journal's founder and publisher.</p> <p><strong>The Article's Metadata </strong>means any materials in Russian and English intended to be included into the Science Citation database as per the original version of the Article such as the Article title; authors' details (full last name, first name, patronymic, present employer of each author with indication of the postal code, contact details (e-mail) of each author; abstract; keywords; topical classifications: UDC or any other bibliographic and library classification, and subject indices; bibliography (list of references).</p> <p><strong>The Offer</strong> means this document (offer to the Author) to publish an Article by uploading it onto the site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1</a></span> on the Internet.</p> <p><strong>The Publication </strong>means the act of publishing the Article in the Journal.</p> <p><strong>The Journal's Editorial Staff</strong> means a creative team engaged in preparing the Journal for publication.</p> <p><strong>The Editorial Board</strong> is an advisory body of the Journal's Editorial Office.</p> <p><strong>The Article</strong> means a result of fundamental and applied scholarly efforts in the form of a scholarly material, scientific review material, scientific message, bibliographical review on specific topics of the scholarly study, and background information on Russian and foreign scientists submitted by the Author for publication in the Journal.</p> <p><strong>The Parties </strong>mean the Author and the Publisher.</p> <p><strong>The Article Requirements </strong>mean requirements to the materials published in the Journal's section named "To Authors" of the Journal's site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/about/submissions#authorGuidelines"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology/about/submissions#authorGuidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/about/submissions#authorGuidelines</a></span> on the Internet.</p> <p><strong>The Service </strong>means publication of the Article in the Journal as per the Author's application.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>3. Subject Matter of the Agreement (Offer)</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>3.1. Subject to this Agreement, the Author shall provide the Publisher at no expense for the copyright duration as stated by the Russian Federation legislation with <strong>a non-exclusive license</strong> for use of the Author-created Article for the purpose of its publication in the Journal.</p> <p>3.2. The rights to use this Article as assigned hereunder shall include but not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>reproduction of the Article or any part thereof, as well as its metadata in Russian and English in any material form whatsoever, including soft and hard copy forms, as an individual work product in periodicals and/or databases (whether local or web-based) owned by the Publisher and/or any other persons at the discretion of the Publisher;</li> <li>dissemination of the Article or any part thereof, as well as its metadata in Russian and English on any media as part of the Journal and/or databases owned by the Publisher or any other persons, at the discretion of the Publisher, or as an individual work product, worldwide via open access or by subscription without payment of any fee to the Author;</li> <li>making public the Article or any part thereof as well as its metadata in Russian and English so that any person could access the Article from any location and at any time of his/her choice (including via the Internet);</li> <li>issuing permissions to use the Article or any part thereof as well as its metadata in Russian and English to any third parties while notifying the Author by publishing the respective information on the Journal's site without payment of any fee to the Author;</li> <li>processing, including translation of the Article (including translation into foreign languages), and use of the processed (translated) Article in any manner specified above;</li> <li>any other rights, not expressly assigned to the Publisher hereunder, including patent rights to any processes, techniques or methods, and other means, described by the Author in the Article, as well as trademark rights, shall be retained by the Author.</li> </ul> <p>3.3. No territorial restrictions will be applied to the use of rights to the Article.</p> <p>3.4. This Agreement shall become effective from the time the Article is submitted to the Journal, i.e. uploaded along with support materials onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the relevant section of the Journal's site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1</a></span> on the Internet, hereinafter referred to as the Article Upload.</p> <p>3.5. The rights shall be assigned by the Author to the Publisher at no expense, and the Article publication in the Journal shall not result in any financial contribution to the Author.</p> <p>3.6. If the Publisher decides to refuse to publish the Article in the Journal, this Agreement shall cease to be in force. A decision to refuse publication shall be sent to the Author via the e-mail address specified in the Application.</p> <p>3.7. The Publisher undertakes, throughout the currency of this Agreement, to provide to the Author the services associated with publication of the Article on the Journal's site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology</a></span> on the Internet.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>4. General Terms of the Services Provision</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>4.1. The Publisher shall provide the services to the Author only if:</p> <ul> <li>the Author submits all materials compliant with the Offer requirements by way of the Article Upload;</li> <li>the Author Accepts the Offer.</li> </ul> <p>4.2. The services shall be provided to the Author free of charge.</p> <p>4.3. If any materials submitted by the Author are found in breach of rules and requirements of this Offer, the Publisher shall have a right to refuse to publish those.</p> <p>4.4. The Publisher shall not be responsible for any third-party unauthorized use of the data provided by the Author during the currency of this Agreement.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>5. Rights and Responsibilities of the Parties</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>5.1. The Author warrants that:</p> <ul> <li>he/she is the valid holder of exclusive rights to the Article; rights granted to the Publisher hereunder were not earlier assigned and will not be assigned to any third parties prior to publication of the Article by the Publisher in the Journal;</li> <li>the Article contains all the references to cited authors and/or sources (materials) that are required by the effective copyright law;</li> <li>the Author has obtained all required licenses to results, facts and other borrowed materials used in the Article where the Author is not a copyright holder;</li> <li>the Article does not contain any materials that may not be published in public sources in accordance with the effective Russian Federation statutory instruments, and the Article publication and dissemination will not involve any disclosure of classified (confidential) information, including state secrets;</li> <li>the Author has familiarized himself with the editorial policy and ethical principles published on the Journal website (<a href="/ecology/about/editorialPolicies">http://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/about/editorialPolicies</a>) and the consequences of violating these principles, has advised other Co-authors of the terms of this Agreement and has received consents from all the Co-authors to conclude this Agreement under the terms hereunder.</li> </ul> <p>5.2. The Author undertakes to:</p> <ul> <li>submit a manuscript of the Article as per the Requirements to articles;</li> <li>avoid using the soft copy of the Article produced by the Publisher for commercial purposes and in other periodicals;</li> <li>while preparing the Article for publication, the Author undertakes to: <ol type="a"> <li>make edits specified by readers and approved by the Journal's Editorial Office in the text of the Article and/or revise the Article following the Publisher's request, where necessary;</li> <li>proofread the Article within the timeframes specified in the Journal publication schedule;</li> <li>make only such edits in the proof that are minimally required to correct errors made in the Article original and/or introduce factual and momentary changes.</li> </ol> </li> </ul> <p>5.3. The Author is entitled to:</p> <ul> <li>pass to any third party a soft copy of the published Article provided by the Publisher pursuant to Clause 5.4 hereof for the Article to be incorporated, in whole or in part, into a scientific information database or repository in order to promote academic or scholarly investigations or for informational and educational purposes subject to the Author, Journal and Publisher being properly referenced.</li> </ul> <p>5.4. The Publisher undertakes to:</p> <ul> <li>publish the Author's Article, in soft or hard copy form, in the Journal in accordance with the terms hereof;</li> <li>provide the Author with the proof of the Article and make reasonable edits as requested by the Author, where required, following the Journal's Editorial resolution;</li> <li>provide the Author with the soft copy of the published Article by sending it to the Author's e-mail address within 15 business days of the Journal issue's publication;</li> <li>respect the Author's rights established by the effective law, protect those and use best endeavors to prevent any copyright infringements by third parties.</li> </ul> <p>5.5. The Publisher is entitled to:</p> <ul> <li>carry out technical and literary editing of the Article such that its basic content would remain unchanged;</li> <li>review the Article and suggest appropriate changes to the Author, and elect not to publish the Article if the Author fails to introduce such changes;</li> <li>require from the Author and/or other persons that the Journal, Publisher, Author and any other copyright holder, as well as the title of the Article, Journal issue identification and a year of publication as specified in the Journal be properly referenced whenever the Journal and/or the Article, including any individual part or fragment thereof, are used by any of the above-mentioned individuals thereafter;</li> <li>publish preliminary and/or advertising information on the forthcoming publication of the Article in mass media and any other information sources;</li> <li>establish rules (conditions) for acceptance and publication of materials in the Journal. The Journal's Editorial Board, headed by the Editor-in-Chief, shall enjoy an exclusive right to accept and/or reject any materials submitted to the Journal's Editorial Office for publication purposes. No manuscript (tangible medium) submitted by the Author to the Journal's Editorial Office will be subject to return. The Journal's Editorial Staff will not enter into any correspondence regarding the rejection of the Article by the Journal's Editorial Board;</li> <li>suspend provision of services to the Author hereunder temporarily for technical, technological and other reasons preventing the services from being provided for the duration of remedial activities;</li> <li>suspend services hereunder in accordance with civil procedures if: <ol> <li type="a">the Article does not correspond to the topics covered by the Journal or by any part thereof, or the submitted material is found insufficient for the individual publication, or the Article design is found at variance with the requirements imposed;</li> <li>the Author is in breach of any other obligations assumed under the Offer arrangement;</li> </ol> </li> <li>introduce changes to the Offer as per the procedure established by the Offer.</li> </ul> <p>5.6. Unless otherwise provided or stated herein, the Parties shall refer to the effective legislation of the Russian Federation.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>6. Offer Acceptance and Conclusion of the Agreement. The Term of the Agreement</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>6.1. This Agreement shall become effective when concluded, i.e. when the Author Accepts the Offer by sending an application to the Publisher, that is, by uploading the Article (Article Upload), and remain in effect for five years.</p> <p>6.2. The Offer Acceptance constitutes an Agreement made in writing (Articles 438 and 1286.1 of the Russian Federation Civil Code) under the Offer terms.</p> <p>6.3. Unless any of the Parties sends to the other Party a written notification of the Agreement termination no later than two months prior to the end of the specified five-year period, the duration of the Publisher's copyright to the Work shall be automatically extended by the similar period. The number of extensions is not limited.</p> <p>6.4. The term of the Agreement may not exceed the duration of exclusive rights to the Article pursuant to the Russian Federation legislation.</p> <p>6.5. Whenever the Author assigns (disposes of) its exclusive rights to the Work to any third party, this Agreement shall remain in effect.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>7. Agreement Modification and Termination Procedure</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>7.1. The Publisher shall have a right to unilaterally modify the terms of this Agreement by giving a prior notice to the Author, at least ten (10) calendar days before such modifications become effective, to the Author's e-mail address specified in the Author's application or via the Journal's site. These modifications shall become effective from the date specified in the respective notice.</p> <p>7.2. If the Author disagrees with any modification in the terms of this Agreement, the Author shall have a right to submit a written notice of his/her withdrawal from this Agreement by uploading it onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review, available at the relevant section of the Journal's site at URL: <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1"}"><a class="in-cell-link" href="/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://journals.rudn.ru/index.php/ecology/author/submit/1</a></span> on the Internet.</p> <p>7.3. This Agreement may be terminated early:</p> <ul> <li>at any time by mutual agreement of the Parties; or</li> <li>otherwise as stipulated herein.</li> </ul> <p>7.4. The Author shall have a right to cancel this Agreement unilaterally by sending the Publisher a respective notice in writing at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the intended date of the Author's Article publication in the Journal.</p> <p>7.5. The termination of this Agreement for any reasons shall not release the Parties from responsibility for breach of any Agreement terms during the currency hereof.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>8. Liability</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>8.1. A Party which has failed to perform its obligations under this Agreement, either in full or in part, shall be held liable pursuant to the Russian Federation legislation in force.</p> <p>8.2. All the data provided by the Author shall be trustworthy. The Author shall be responsible for completeness and reliability of the data provided to the Publisher. The use of untrustworthy information obtained from the Author shall not entail any responsibility upon the Publisher for any adverse effects resulting from its actions based on such untrustworthy information.</p> <p>8.3. The Author shall take full personal responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Russian Federation law on advertising, protection of copyright and related rights, protection of trademarks and service marks, and protection of consumer rights. <br>8.4. The Publisher shall not be held responsible hereunder for:</p> <ol type="a"> <li>any actions resulting directly or indirectly from the actions of the Author;</li> <li>any loss incurred by the Author whether or not the Publisher was in a position to predict such loss.</li> </ol> <p>8.5. The Publisher shall be relieved from any responsibility for non-compliance with the terms of this Agreement if such non-compliance is a result of a force-majeure event such as an act of state authorities, including adoption of legal instruments, fire, flood, earthquake, other natural calamities, loss of power and/or computer network failure, strikes, civil commotions, riots, and any other similar events.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>9. Dispute Resolution Procedure</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>9.1. Any disputes and disagreements shall be resolved by the Parties by negotiations, and if the Parties fail to reach an agreement, these shall be resolved in accordance with the effective law of the Russian Federation.</p> <p>9.2. If any disagreements remain unresolved, the Parties shall settle those at the location of the Publisher in accordance with the effective law of the Russian Federation.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>10. Miscellaneous</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>10.1. Any notifications, messages, requests etc., excluding documents which need to be forwarded in original form pursuant to the Russian Federation legislation, shall be deemed to have been received by the Author, if delivered (sent) by the Publisher via the Journal's site, including by publishing those, by fax or e-mail specified in the Application, or using other communication facilities. The Parties acknowledge validity of notifications, messages, requests etc. delivered (sent) using the above-listed methods.</p> <p>10.2. Where the Publisher becomes subject to any claims related to non-compliance with an exclusive copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party during the writing of the Article or in connection with conclusion of this Agreement by the Author, the Author undertakes to:</p> <ul> <li>immediately upon receipt of a Publisher's notification, take measures to settle disputes with such third party, and, where necessary, join the litigation in favor of the Publisher and use its best endeavors to exclude the Publisher from the defendants;</li> <li>reimburse the legal cost, expenses and loss incurred by the Publisher as a result of application of a pre-award relief and measures for execution of a judgment, and damages paid by the Publisher to any third party for the infringement of exclusive copyright and/or other intellectual property rights, as well as other expenditures incurred by the Publisher as a result of infringement by the Author of any warranties provided hereunder.</li> </ul> <p>10.3. Subject to Article 6 of the Federal Law On Personal Data No. 152-FZ dated July 27, 2006, for the period from the conclusion of this Agreement and until the discharge of Parties obligations hereunder, the Author expresses his/her consent to processing of the following personal data by the Publisher: last name, first name, patronymic; taxpayers identification number (TIN); place and date of birth; citizenship details; ID document details; registration and actual location address; e-mail address; mailing address with postal code; contact phone numbers; fax numbers; and details of the employers.</p> <p>10.4. The Publisher is entitled to process the above personal data for the purpose of this Agreement performance, including for provision of information and reference services to the Author. The processing of personal data shall be understood to mean any handing (operations) with personal data, including collection, systematization, accumulation, storage, refinement (update, alteration), use, distribution (including transfer to third parties), depersonalization, blocking and deletion of personal data in accordance with the effective Russian Federation legislation.</p> <p>10.5. Where permitted by the Russian Federation legislation, the Author is entitled to withdraw his/her consent to processing of personal data as listed in Clause 10.3 by forwarding a respective notice to the Publisher. Upon receipt of such notice, the Publisher has a right to suspend services.</p> <p>10.6. The Author will, on a goodwill basis, submit his/her details (and details of each Co-Author subject to their prior consent) to the Journal's Editorial Office consisting of his/her: last name, first name, patronymic, academic rank, academic degree, job title, employer details (name and mailing address), work phone number and e-mail address for the purpose of its general publication in the Journal along with the Article.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>11. </strong><strong>Registered Address and Particulars of the Publisher</strong></p> <p>Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba" (RUDN University)</p> <p>Address: Mikluho-Maklaya st., 6, Moscow, 117198</p> <p>TIN 7728073720, CRR 772801001, PSRN 1027739189323.</p> <p>Vice Rector for Scientific Work A.A. Kostin</p>Iodine in soils, pasture vegetation cuttings, and local food products of certain regions of Russia affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37578
<p style="text-align: justify;">Natural iodine deficiency, which in some regions of Russia provokes thyroid diseases, increases the consequences of the entry of short-lived radioactive isotopes of this element into the food chain as a result of the Chernobyl accident (1986). The aim of the work is to assess the risk of morbidity of the population of the Kaluga, Bryansk and Oryol regions with thyroid cancer at the level of individual settlements based on experimental data. The iodine content in soils and vegetation cuttings of pastures in geochemically contrasting landscapes, as well as in cows' milk and potatoes of private household farms in the regions affected by the Chernobyl accident in 1986: Bryansk (2021), Oryol (2022) and Kaluga (2023) regions was studied. Joint expeditions of the Laboratory of Environmental Biogeochemistry of GEOKHI RAS and the Department of Human Ecology and Bioelementology of the Institute of Ecology of RUDN, carried out on the initiative and with the participation of the authors, revealed a significant variation of iodine concentration in soils and food products, which may be crucial for assessing the risk of thyroid diseases, including thyroid cancer, among the local rural population. The iodine content was found to be highly variable in both topsoil (0.31-3.04 mg/kg) and grass cuttings (0.14-0.29 mg/kg) of the study area. The maximum natural and technogenic risk of thyroid cancer morbidity in the rural population as a result of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident of 1986 is specific for the studied settlements of Zhizdrinsky district of Kaluga region, Bolkhovsky, Dmitrovsky and Sverdlovsky districts of Oryol region, Rognedinsky district of Bryansk region.</p>Victor Yu. BerezkinVladimir S. BaranchukovLyudmila I. KolmykovaGulnara A. KulievaAlexandra S. BagautdinovaYulia V. Topilskaya
Copyright (c) 2023 Berezkin V.Y., Baranchukov V.S., Kolmykova L.I., Kulieva G.A., Bagautdinova A.S., Topilskaya Y.V.
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2023-12-152023-12-1531441943410.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-419-434Complex field survey of the Tyatinskiy part of the “Kurilskiy” state nature reserve, Kunashir island, Kuril islands
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37579
<p style="text-align: justify;">The study describes the results of field expeditionary research conducted by the authors on the territory of the Tyatinskiy cluster of the “Kurilskiy” state nature reserve (Kunashir island, the Great Kuril Ridge). The nature of the island is distinguished by its bright originality and is interesting for research both from the point of view of increasing the tourist, recreational and education attractiveness, and from the point of view of the implementation of environmental activities. During the research, a study of soils, vegetation cover and some climatic characteristics of the territory was carried out. It was revealed that the soils of the study area are mainly soils that combine the features of brown soils and volcanic soils; local plant communities are represented mainly by dark coniferous forests with a rich and varied admixture of broad-leaved species in the forest stand, the absence of pronounced undergrowth, a diverse grass-shrub canopy and a well-developed moss-lichen layer.</p>Mikhail Yu. GrishchenkoAnna S. MurmanIgor E. TamarovskiyDarya A. TerekhovaElizaveta M. SatosinaVeronika V. ShelukhoAnton S. AvchyanNikolay V. Ushakov
Copyright (c) 2023 Grishchenko M.Y., Murman A.S., Tamarovskiy I.E., Terekhova D.A., Satosina E.M., Shelukho V.V., Avchyan A.S., Ushakov N.V.
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2023-12-152023-12-1531443544610.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-435-446Restorative dynamics of pine phytocenoses in clearcut areas in the floodplain terraces of the Moscow River
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37580
<p style="text-align: justify;">Initial stages of restoration dynamics of phytocoenoses are of a special interest. Ecological conditions change crucially after timber harvesting. The exploration of two clearcut areas in the Moscow River valley in 3-5 years after felling allowed us to detect the direction of phytocoenosis dynamics. Scotch pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) losses the competition with deciduous species in both sites constituting less than 50 % of regeneration. The largest number of individuals of Pinus sylvestris L. at the research sites, they have a three-year age: clear cut area No. 1 - 55 % and clear cut area No. 2 - 47 %. An intensive height increment of prevailing tree species was registered. In the site No. 1, an annual increase in height increment was registered indicating favourable growth conditions, while in the site No. 2, the 4-centimeter reduction of height increment was observed in the last year. The soil vegetation cover is an important ecological factor regulating the restoration dynamics of phytocoenoses on clearcut areas. To estimate the restoration dynamics of soil cover vegetation, 45 geobotanical descriptions were made. Totally 102 species of vascular plants referred to 72 genera were found on clearcut areas. The families with the highest frequency were Asteraceae - 12,7 %, Apiaceae - 10,8 %, and Poaceae - 8,8 %. A noticeable presence of Poaceae in the vegetation cover limits successful reforestation. The percentage of the most widespread ecologo-coenotic groups is 45% of the total number of registered species for meadow herbs, 16 % for tall herbs, 11 % for nemoral species, and 9% for forbs. Summary average projective coverage of herbage is 65-75 %. Under the conditions of reed-grass - herbal type of clearcut areas, Scotch pine is suppressed by both deciduous species and herbal vegetation, which makes the perspectives of its predomination in the future stand doubtful.</p>Daniil V. LezhnevDaria D. KulikovaGalina A. Polyakova
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2023-12-152023-12-1531444746710.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-447-467Assessment of the disturbance of peat bogs of the Mogilev region
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37581
<p style="text-align: justify;">The analysis of high- and ultra-high-resolution satellite images of 1,385 peat bogs (with an area of more than 10 hectares) located on the territory of the Mogilev region of the Republic of Belarus showed that about 37 % of the total area of 221 thousand hectares of peat bogs were preserved in their natural state, the rest was subjected to hydraulic reclamation. The share of drained lands with peat soils of agricultural use was about 30 %, covered with forest vegetation - about 7 %, disturbed swamps - 26 %.</p>Olga N. RatnikovaYulian Yu. NavoshaInna V. Ageichik
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2023-12-152023-12-1531446847510.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-468-475Stabilization of petroleum and oil emulsions by bioorganic compositions based on humic acids
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37582
<p style="text-align: justify;">The stabilizing ability of humic acids isolated from reed fen peat of the Ryazan region in the relation to oil and petroleum products under various abiotic conditions of the aquatic environment has been studied. The applicability of the used biological products in conditions of low temperature and increased salinity of the medium is determined. The stabilizing ability of the developed biological products was determined by the transmittance of emulsions. It was found that in the condition of increased salinity, the transmission coefficient decreases by 5-24% relative to the control experiment for crude oil, diesel fuel and waste oil when using monocultural biological products. It was found that the use of polycultures in the composition of biological products significantly reduces the transmittance by 24-43% for “HAs from reed peat of the Ryazan region + Rhodococcus erythropolis S67 + Rhodococcus erythropolis X5” and 10-29% for “Humic acids of reed peat of the Ryazan region + Rhodococcus erythropolis S67 + Rhodococcus erythropolis X5 + Pseudomonas fluorescens 142NF”. The applicability of the studied biological products in conditions of low temperatures is confirmed by a decrease in the transmission coefficient to 68-73% for diesel fuel, to 60-64% for used synthetic engine oil and to 64-69% for crude oil. It was found that the transmission coefficient decreases in the series: “Humic acids of reed fen peat of the Ryazan region + Rhodococcus erythropolis X5” → “Humic acids of reed peat of the Ryazan region + Pseudomonas fluorescens 142NF” → “Humic acids from reed fen peat of the Ryazan region + Rhodococcus erythropolis S67”. It was revealed that the reduction of the transmission coefficient of oil emulsions occurs due to the combined use of humic acids isolated from reed peat of the Ryazan region and the association of bacteria (both when using 2 and 3 strains). The stabilizing ability of humic acids in conditions of increased salinity was comparable to it in conditions of reduced temperature. It has been established that cane humic acids of the Ryazan region can be used as a basis for biological products that stabilize oil and oil emulsions.</p>Maria M. GertsenAnastasia N. GolyshevaLeonid V. Perelomov
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2023-12-152023-12-1531447649310.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-476-493Ecological situation in European cities in 2013-2023: transition to green economy
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37583
<p style="text-align: justify;">The study is devoted to the study of the relationship between the structure of the economy and the level of pollution of European cities in the context of the environmental imperative. Based on comparative statistical analysis, the level of pollution in European cities in 2013 and 2023 was considered and cities with the most and least favorable environmental situation were defined. Studied cities were divided into 7 groups by pollution index; stable trend of their location was determined through carrying out a cartographic analysis: groups of the most polluted cities are located mainly in the southeast of Europe and the least - in the northwest. Five types of cities with different trends in pollution index dynamics were identified. Based on a comprehensive synthetic analysis of cities with maximum improvement and deterioration of the environmental situation, the main factors of multidirectional dynamics are described - activity of environmental policy, sectoral structure transformation of urban economy. Main spatial trends in the environmental situation of European cities were identified: cities with positive dynamics of pollution index predominantly concentrated in the southeast, with a negative - in the east. The analysis showed that 2/3 of the largest cities in Europe improved their ecological condition mainly due to the effectiveness of environmental measures, the green political movement, the development of the tertiary and quaternary sectors in their economy.</p>Marina N. MironovaAlexandra O. NevedomskayaVictoria V. SotnikovaAlena R. Massarova
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2023-12-152023-12-1531449450910.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-494-509Zoning of the city of Shelekhov, Irkutsk agglomeration, based on the assessment of acoustic pollution
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37584
<p style="text-align: justify;">The study carried out the zoning of the city of Shelekhov, based on the assessment of acoustic pollution of the territory. Field observations were made and the number of vehicles moving along intracity roads and the federal highway R-258 “Baikal” was calculated. With the help of sound level meters, instrumental measurements were made in the daytime and at night, and maps of the sound pressure level of the road network were built. The calculation of statistical characteristics was carried out and the daily course of the distribution of the noise level on the main and secondary roads was constructed. The analysis of the obtained results and their comparison with the established sanitary standards for their excess was carried out. Evidence has been identified to support the implementation of strategies aimed at reducing acoustic pollution and, as a result, creating favorable conditions for the population to live.</p>Svetlana A. Novikova
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2023-12-152023-12-1531451052010.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-510-520The factors of the low iodine concentration in soil cover and drinking waters of the second ridge of the Mountain Crimea
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37585
<p style="text-align: justify;">Low iodine content in the environment can be one of the main factors of iodine deficiency diseases in humans and farm animals, including hypothyroidism, nodular thyroid tumors, irreversible brain damage in the fetus and newborn. Endemic goiter, caused primarily by iodine deficiency, is an urgent problem for most regions of modern Russia, including the Republic of Crimea. For the Republic of Crimea, along with other regions of the Crimean-Caucasian mountain zone, there is a deficiency of iodine in the lower links of the trophic chain, which provokes iodine deficiency diseases. The aim of the work was to reveal the contrast of iodine distribution in the lower links of the trophic chain: different types of soils for agricultural use and natural waters for drinking purposes from various sources in the Crimean Mountains. The article presents data of the iodine content in the soil cover and drinking water in the Crimean Mountains, on the example of the Bakhchisarai area (in Bodrak river valley). The dependence of the iodine content in the upper horizons of different types of soils, on the content of humus, pH-water soils and cation exchange has been established. It has been confirmed that the content of iodine in natural waters (springs, rivers, lakes) is determined primarily by the composition of water-bearing rocks.</p>Victor Yu. BerezkinVictor V. GlebovElena P. Kayukova
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2023-12-152023-12-1531452153210.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-521-532Assessment of the impact of vehicle emissions on the geoecological state of soils and vegetation in the cities of the Irkutsk agglomeration
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37586
<p style="text-align: justify;">The study examines the problem of the influence of vehicle emissions on the condition of soils and vegetation of roadside strips in the cities of the Irkutsk agglomeration. Sampling was carried out near intersections characterized by intense traffic flows. As a result of a mass (semi-quantitative) full spectral analysis of selected samples, the content of heavy metals in them was revealed to be higher than the maximum permissible and background concentrations. Calculations of the total pollution indicator were carried out, which made it possible to establish that the soils of roadside zones in urbanized areas of the agglomeration belong to the categories “dangerous” and “extremely dangerous”. Recommendations for improving the geoecological condition of soils and vegetation in urban areas are given.</p>Svetlana A. Novikova
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2023-12-152023-12-1531453354310.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-533-543Influence of phytoplankton on the water quality of surface water sources and drinking water
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37587
<p style="text-align: justify;">The problem of the appearance of odors in drinking water associated with the development of algae and cyanobacteria in reservoirs of drinking water sources is considered. The results of the analysis of information on the main types of organisms that are sources of odorants in drinking water, chemicals produced by them and a description of odors are presented. Most often, the causes of odors in drinking water are the massive development of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Oscillatoria agardhii , which are producers of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol. The classification of hazard levels for water pollution by cyanobacteria and recommended measures, including the frequency of monitoring and sampling, are given. The measures implemented with a decrease in the number of cyanobacteria in reservoirs of drinking water supply sources by physical, chemical and biological methods are presented. Methods of removal of intracellular and extracellular cyanotoxins from drinking water are described. The analysis of the efficiency of removal of various substances with odorizing effect from drinking water is presented.</p>Elena V. KalininaLarisa V. Rudakova
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2023-12-152023-12-1531454455510.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-544-555Evaluation of the effect of antibiotics on the growth reactions of higher plants - potential phytoremediants
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37588
<p style="text-align: justify;">The relevance of the work is due to the need to study the assessment of the toxicity of antimicrobial drugs for environmental objects. The simplest and most obvious methods of assessing the impact of antibiotics on the environment are bioindication methods, in particular, the assessment of phytotoxicity of drugs. The study presents the results of the analysis of the cytotoxic effect of antibiotics of different nature in relation to herbaceous plants of various systematic groups in a laboratory experiment. The phytotoxic effect of the considered antibiotic samples was determined by comparing the indicators of the test function of the seeds of the control and experimental groups. The dependence of the magnitude of the phytotoxic effect on the pharmaceutical group of the antibiotic is shown. The data obtained are the basis for further research to assess the negative impact on the environment and the development of technologies for phytoremediation of environmental objects. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effect of antibiotics on the growth reactions of higher plants - potential phytoremediants.</p>Svetlana S. TimofeevaOlga V. TyukalovaSemyon S. Timofeev
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2023-12-152023-12-1531455657110.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-556-571Biosafety evaluation for some remediants and their effectiveness in detoxication peaty soils with heavy metals
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37589
<p style="text-align: justify;">Contamination soils with heavy metals is a problem with high interest, because contamination with heavy metals affect food chains and human health by intake and accumulation in living beings. Although all of these methods not quite effective for recovering contaminated environments, however they are still good options for recovering contaminated soils. In this research evaluated the recovering potential in different concentrations and combinations of dolomite with additives like zerovalent iron, Fe-Mn concretions, iron powder, ferrihydrite and iron nanoparticles. With these treatments, achieved reduction of concentration of all heavy metals founded (Co, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) and also reduction in toxicity, confirmed with a biotest with Daphnia magna. These findings confirms that the optimal remediants are nanoparticles with biochar and iron powder with and without biochar.</p>Cesar C. Zambrano-GaryYuliy D. SergeevaVera A. TerekhovaAnatoly A. Kirichuk
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2023-12-152023-12-1531457258210.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-572-582Author’s innovative technical solutions in the field of ecology and life safety for use in fuel-burning and ash-collecting devices
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37590
<p style="text-align: justify;">The study reviews and recommends fundamentally new technical solutions in the field of ecology and safety in the technosphere, confirmed by patents for inventions and utility models developed by scientists and graduate students of the Department of Technosphere Safety of the Far Eastern State Transport University. Innovative developments that are of practical interest and deserve attention include installations for preparing water-oil emulsions for combustion, energy-saving devices for environmentally friendly combustion of liquid fuels, rational designs of low-toxic gas and oil burners, as well as effective filter-cyclone and group cyclone devices for purification of flue gases from coal and fuel oil boiler and furnace units.</p>Victor D. KatinAlexander A. Zhuravlev
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2023-12-152023-12-1531458359210.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-583-592Minimization of residues generated during the operation of treatment facilities
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37591
<p style="text-align: justify;">The activity of sewage treatment plants for the treatment of domestic wastewater is not limited only to wastewater treatment. The main problem in this activity is the treatment and disposal of the resulting sediments at sewage treatment plants, where the main task is to reduce the volume of sediment and then transform it into a useful product that does not cause environmental pollution. Currently, representatives of landfills refuse to accept this type of precipitation, explaining that this type of precipitation does not belong to the category of solid municipal waste. The issue of using sediments from sewage treatment plants as raw materials for manufacturing remains open, but in our opinion this type of sediment can be recycled in wastewater treatment technology. The practical value lies in conducting industrial tests of the converter of sewage sludge into liquid effluents, including all waste generated during the operation of sewage treatment plants with subsequent post-treatment of liquid effluents at wastewater treatment plants. These tests will reduce the amount of sediment by up to 90%, which will minimize the intensive accumulation of precipitation from sewage treatment plants and improve the state of the environment.</p>Vladislava N. VolkovaMichael N. Shevtsov
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2023-12-152023-12-1531459360610.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-593-606Ecological and technological efficiency of the innovative coal-watercoal cluster of housing and communal serviсes
https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/37592
<p style="text-align: justify;">The possibilities of increasing the ecological and technological efficiency of the innovative coal-watercoal cluster of housing and communal services, including the mechanics of coal destruction in a hydraulic shock installation, are considered. The creation of an experimental coal-watercoal cluster of housing and communal services involves the use of innovative coal-watercoal technology in boilers under construction or in operation, including the processing of solid coal fuels into innovative coal-water fuel suspension with subsequent combustion in specially equipped furnaces. The set tasks of managing environmental and technological qualities in the process of preparing an innovative coal-water fuel suspension based on statistical analysis of the granulometric composition correlate with the tasks of obtaining micro- and ultrafine coal-water suspensions in order to achieve high environmental and technological qualities. The control of an innovative coal-watercoal fuel technology based on automatic control of the granulometric composition using the natural fracturing of coal for the control action during the destruction of coal by the method of water hammer is proposed. Technological patterns of reducing the negative technogenic impact on the geospheres are revealed, including a method for managing the environmental and technological qualities of an innovative water-coal suspension based on automatic control of the granulometric composition during coal grinding by the hydraulic shock method.</p>Tatyana V. ZommerVladimir V. SimonyanAndrey G. Morozov
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