Administration of the free economic zone "Brest" was the initiator of the independent environmental monitoring. The results will be the starting point for subsequent monitoring and evaluation of the environmental situation around industrial zones.
Source: Free economic zone "Brest"
The contract for the formation of a system of monitoring the content of heavy metals in environmental objects in the area of FEZ "Brest" platform "Airport" and the surrounding areas and evaluating the level of their accumulation in soil, vegetation and snow cover signed with the State scientific institution "Polessky agrarian-ecological Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus". Studies will be scheduled on a regular basis at least two times a year. The monitoring results will be reported to the public through the media. FEZ "Brest" is created in 1996 and is the first free economic zone in the Republic of Belarus. At the moment, as residents of FEZ "Brest" was 77 companies engaged in the production of various groups of goods: food, furniture, products of fabrics and plastics, electronic equipment, etc., these enterprises employed more than 21 thousand citizens. For the first half of 2018, the share of industrial output of FEZ residents was 17.8% of total industry in Brest region and 29.5% of the export region. "The monitoring we are doing with the prospect. Currently FEZ "Brest" has free space for the realization of investment projects. Negotiations are underway with foreign companies interested in expanding production and business organization in the FEZ "Brest". For us, environmental safety is a priority, and we are interested to the investor do not have any doubt in terms of the environment when choosing the site for placement of production facilities" — said the head of the administration of FEZ Brest Fedor, Colony. The formation of a local monitoring system is in accordance with Iconip 17.01.06-001.-2017 "Environmental rules and regulations. Environmental protection and natural resource management. Requirements of ecological safety" approved and promulgated by the decree of the Ministry of natural resources and environmental protection of the Republic of Belarus from 18.07.2017 No. 5-T."as 10.09.2018 year totals of 60 sample plots, each of which held samples of the soil in the depth interval 0-20 cm Sampling on test sites is carried out by mixing five spot samples selected by the method of envelope of size not less than 20 m2. With 17 sample plots located in borders of sanitary-protective zone of the enterprise", IPower", the 43 — adjacent to the enterprise territories. In addition, selected 30 samples of plant samples. In samples of soils and vegetation in the conditions of an accredited laboratory will determine the content of lead, zinc, cadmium, and copper. The main goal of 2018 research — identification of background levels of these elements in the area site "the Airport" FEZ "Brest" and adjacent territories", — says the Director of Polessky agrarian-ecological Institute NAS of Belarus Nikolai Mikhalchuk. Currently holds the following range of works:-the assessment structure of the basic technological processes of the enterprises-residents of FEZ "Brest" investment platform "Airport";
-conducted reconnaissance of the study;
-performed soil sampling for events.I laboratory tests. After that it will build a map "System for monitoring the content of heavy metals in the area of FEZ "Brest" investment platform "Airport" and the surrounding area."Will also measure the degree of influence of climatic factors on the formation of halos of anthropogenic heavy metal pollution of soil and snow cover, and vegetation. At the completion of studies in summer-autumn and winter period, to be determined background level of pollution in the area of FEZ "Brest" investment platform "Airport" and adjoining territories according to the results of observation 2018 — the first quarter of 2019, as well as an assessment of the degree of pollution with the allocation of the man-made component.