Belarus and Russia develop cooperation in industrial emissions control

Cooperation between Belarus and Russia in the field of industrial emissions control was the subject of an international round table devoted to the prospects for the development of an automated control system (ASC) for emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air - the event was held on October 20 at the site of BelNITS Ecology. This sb.by reported in the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.

The purpose of the meeting was to organize scientific and expert interaction and exchange of practical experience between leading environmental institutions and enterprises of the real sector of the economy of Belarus and Russia. The dialogue was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Belhydromet and BelNITS Ecology, as well as Russian colleagues from VNII Ecology and large business, including PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel.

The key topics of discussion were law enforcement practice and regulatory support of ASK in the Republic of Belarus, the integration of enterprises into the Republican Environmental Monitoring System (RISAMOS), the Russian experience in creating emission control systems and the Belarusian experience in operating the ASK software and transferring data to RISAMOS.

Automation of environmental control and data transparency are the most important steps in maintaining the purity of atmospheric air, the ministry said.

Alexander Nesterov.