Updating of Environmental Hot Spots List in the Russian Part of

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MB the Barents Region: Proposal for Environmentally Sound

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ID Nordic Environment Finance Corporation

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Table of Content.

Abbreviations 4

Foreword 5

1. Introduction

1.1. Background

1.2. Progress in implementation of the NEFCO Programme – 1995

1.3. Lessons learned

2. Organizational Framework and Methodology

2.1. Geographical scope of the project.

2.2. Organizational framework of the project

2.3. Project priorities

2.4. Methodological approach in selection of environmental “hot spots”

3. Pollution Issues in the Russian Part of the Barents Region

3.1. Environmental situation in the Murmansk Oblast

3.1.1. Air pollution

3.1.2. Freshwater resources and drinking water

3.1.3. Industrial and communal wastes

3.1.4. Stocks of obsolete pesticides

3.2. Environmental situation in the Republic of Karelia

3.2.1. Demographic situation

3.2.2. General trends in industrial pollution

3.2.3. Air pollution

3.2.4. Freshwater resources and drinking water

3.2.5. Seawaters

3.2.6. Industrial and communal wastes.

3.2.7. Stocks of obsolete pesticides

3.3. Environmental situation in the Arkhangelsk Oblast

3.3.1. Demographic and basic economic trends

3.3.2. Public opinion on environmental threats

3.3.3. General trends in industrial pollution

3.3.4. Air pollution

3.3.5. Freshwater resources and drinking water

3.3.6. Industrial and communal wastes.

3.3.7. Land pollution

3.3.8. Persistent organic pollutants

3.4. Environmental situation in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO)

3.4.1. Demographic situation

3.4.2. General trends in industrial pollution

3.4.3. Air pollution

3.4.4. Freshwater resources and drinking water

3.4.5. Industrial and communal wastes

3.5. Environmental situation in the Republic of Komi

3.5.1. General information

3.5.2. Demographic situation

3.5.3. Natural resources

3.5.4. Industry

3.5.5. General trends in industrial pollution

3.5.6. Air pollution

3.5.7. Freshwater resources and drinking water

3.5.8. Industrial and communal wastes

3.5.9. Oil spills

3.5.10. Persistent organic pollutants

4. List of Hot Spot Projects 81

List of information sources 94

Appendices

Appendix 1: The status of projects identified by the NEFCO/AMAP study in 1995

Appendix 2: Priorities of the NEFCO/AMAP Project

Appendix 3: Records from the organizational meeting of the NEFCO/AMAP project

Appendix 4: List of the Central Expert Group

Appendix 5: View of the Cleaner Production Centre on the environmental hot spot list in the Russian

part of the Barents region

Appendix 6: Lists of contact persons in the regions

Abbreviations