JUSTIFICATION OF THE SIZE OF THE SANITARY PROTECTION ZONE OF THE CHARCOAL BURNING SITE OF ECOCARBEX LLC, RADYCHI VILLAGE, ZHYTOMYR DISTRICT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE LIMITATIONS

Abstract

The article substantiates the dimensions of the sanitary protection zone around the industrial site of the charcoal burning enterprise LLC "EcoCarbex", which belongs to the 2nd hazard class with a regulatory sanitary protection zone (SPP) of 500 m, in accordance with Appendix No. 4 of the DSP 173-96. These studies were part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) project of the production activities of the limited liability company LLC "EcoCarbex", located on the former site of the machine and tractor park of the former collective farm in the village of Radychi, Zhytomyr district (before consolidation – Khoroshiv district). Since the production of charcoal is always accompanied by emissions of harmful substances, the sanitary protection zone should be maximum from an ecological point of view, namely such as to protect the adjacent lands and, most importantly, housing and the residents of the village of Radychi from the ingress of toxicants. However, the sanitary protection zone (SPP) is not only protection from hazardous compounds, but also, from the point of view of land management, a restriction zone. In this zone, according to current Ukrainian legislation, certain categories of land cannot be located, primarily agricultural land of various forms of ownership. However, according to the above-mentioned DSP 173-96, p.5.7, the size of the sanitary protection zone may be reduced if pollution from the activities of the enterprise does not reach the regulatory 500 m, or in the case when pollution is significantly lower than the maximum permissible concentrations. According to the geographical location of the enterprise under study, the agro-climatic characteristics of the territory, including the direction of the prevailing winds, its sanitary protection zone may be reduced without violating the legislation. During the research, it was established that the regulatory circular zone of 500 m around the wood burning site of EcoCarbex LLC, the area of the site of 79,357 hectares, can be reduced in the eastern direction from the facility to 270 m, in the southeastern direction – to 280 m, in the southern – to 330 m, and in the northern – 400 m.