ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF TATARSTAN TATARSTAN RANKS 6TH IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION AND IS CONSIDERED AN ECONOMICALLY DEVELOPED REGION. THE FAVORABLE LOCATION OF THE SUBJECT MAKES THE REPUBLIC A KEY IN BUILDING TRANSPORT LINKS WITH THE EAST AND WEST. HOWEVER, PROGRESS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC SECTORS COULD NOT BUT AFFECT THE STATE OF THE REGION'S ECOLOGY. ТОЖ • 47% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN THE TERRITORIES BELONGING TO THE CATEGORY OF LANDS WITH A TENSE ECOLOGICAL SITUATION. • 43% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN AREAS WITH A DIFFICULT STATE OF ECOLOGY. • 10% OF THE POPULATION IS LOCATED IN THE TERRITORY WITH A SATISFACTORY ECOLOGICAL SITUATION. • AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY ANNUALLY SPEND MORE THAN 1 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF WATER. • EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 500 THOUSAND TONS OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES ARE DISCHARGED INTO WATER BODIES. • EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 300 MILLION TONS OF VARIOUS SUBSTANCES, SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE, ARE EMITTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. • STUDIES CONDUCTED IN 1995 SHOWED THAT ABOUT 12% OF THE REGION'S SOILS DO NOT MEET SANITARY STANDARDS. POLLUTION ALSO AFFECTS GROUNDWATER. THE STRUCTURE OF OIL RESERVES IN THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN HAS DETERIORATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT YEARS. MORE THAN 1 MILLION DIFFERENT CHEMICALS WERE PUMPED INTO THE SUBSOIL IN ORDER TO INCREASE OIL RECOVERY, WHICH IS WHY 60% OF DRINKING WATER IN THE SOUTHEAST OF THE REPUBLIC IS UNSUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION. IN PLACES OF OIL PRODUCTION, THERE IS A STRONG POLLUTION OF THE SOIL, EXCEEDING THE AVERAGE BY 10-100 TIMES.
