The paper describes an approach to the integral assessment of landscape pollution based on the E. C. Harrington's desirability function. As an overall desirability an integrated landscape pollution index-LTP (Landscape Total Pollution) is used, which is determined based on an evaluation of the individual pollution of environmental components: air, natural waters, sediments, soil and plants. As evaluation criteria can be considered MAC (Maximum Allowable Concentration) or background chemicals characteristics in the environmental components. Calculation algorithm the individual desirability using normalized concentrations of pollutants is proposed. Performance of two integrations of data to obtain values of LTP is an essential element of method transformation. Using the proposed evaluation method is shown in the example of industrial environmental monitoring of licensed areas in oil and gas fields at YaNAO. Implementation of a landscape integrated pollution index is effective in the environmental research and environmental monitoring. Refs 13. Figs 2. Table 2.

Translated title of the contributionTOTAL EVALUATION OF LANDSCAPE POLLUTION USING HARRINGTON'S DESIRABILITY FUNCTION
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)101-113
Number of pages13
JournalВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ 7: ГЕОЛОГИЯ, ГЕОГРАФИЯ
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2014

    Scopus subject areas

  • Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

    Research areas

  • Harrington's desirability function, Integrated landscape pollution index., Landscape, Pollutants

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