About the United Nations Program "Atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Europe - estimates based on the analysis of moss biomonitors"

One of the most important aspects in solving problems environmental protection and human health is control atmospheric air quality. The dangerous pollutants are heavy metals (HM). In European countries, need to study consequences their impact on environment has led establishment national international programs for biomonitoring metal deposition. Data fallout HMs other toxic elements collected based analysis moss biomonitors, which serve as an analogue aerosol filters. Under auspices United Nations Commission Transboundary Transport Atmospheric Deposition Europe (UNECE ICP Vegetation), Atlas Heavy Metals published every 5 years. International team sector neutron activation applied research FLNP JINR contributes these Atlases since 1995. Study deposition a number member non-member states (Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Western Ukraine, North Macedonia, Serbia Croatia), including some areas Central Russia (Moscow, Tula, Tver, Ivanovo, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, Samara, Ryazan’ regions, well South Urals Caucasus (Republic Ichkeria, Ossetia) made it possible identify assess pollutions studied territories compare with levels similar pollution possibility expanding this program countries Asia Pacific currently being discussed.