Air Pollution in Almaty
Air Pollution in Almaty
1. Chapter 1 Introduction page 3
2. Chapter 2 “Literature Interview” page 6
3. Chapter 3 “Description of Results” page 13
4. Chapter 4 “Analysis of Results” page 20
5. Chapter 5 Conclusion page 26
6. Reference List page 28
Chapter 1 - Introduction Almaty’s morning is a scene of prosperity. Hundreds of cars are stuck in the congestion on Dostyk Street. The Moskvich, which stands top-end Cadillacs next to those, is exhaling black smoke heavily. Hulking buses do not want to lose and make much more exhaust. Beside the traffic, the Metro is being built from dusk to dawn. What it comes down to is that air pollution in the largest city in Kazakhstan is thriving too. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s 2007 Health and Sanitation Rankings, Almaty takes the 9th place in the list of most polluted cities in the world. And the problem is that approximately 80 % of the noxious gases and gas admixtures in Almaty are caused by vehicle emissions. To be more specific, 161.3 thousand tons out of the total annual 185 thousand tons of noxious air pollutants originate from traffic (Round table of Kazecology,2008). There has always been the problem of air pollution in Almaty. Even in Soviet times, when the city was considered one of the greenest cities in the country, the issue of ecology was already topical. During last ten years the
1. Chapter 1 Introduction page 3
2. Chapter 2 “Literature Interview” page 6
3. Chapter 3 “Description of Results” page 13
4. Chapter 4 “Analysis of Results” page 20
5. Chapter 5 Conclusion page 26
6. Reference List page 28
Chapter 1 - Introduction Almaty’s morning is a scene of prosperity. Hundreds of cars are stuck in the congestion on Dostyk Street. The Moskvich, which stands top-end Cadillacs next to those, is exhaling black smoke heavily. Hulking buses do not want to lose and make much more exhaust. Beside the traffic, the Metro is being built from dusk to dawn. What it comes down to is that air pollution in the largest city in Kazakhstan is thriving too. According to Mercer Human Resource Consulting’s 2007 Health and Sanitation Rankings, Almaty takes the 9th place in the list of most polluted cities in the world. And the problem is that approximately 80 % of the noxious gases and gas admixtures in Almaty are caused by vehicle emissions. To be more specific, 161.3 thousand tons out of the total annual 185 thousand tons of noxious air pollutants originate from traffic (Round table of Kazecology,2008). There has always been the problem of air pollution in Almaty. Even in Soviet times, when the city was considered one of the greenest cities in the country, the issue of ecology was already topical. During last ten years the