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In the course of monitoring near the chemical weapons storage and destruction plant "Maradykovsky", more than 100 strains of Streptomyces were stated from the soil surfaces into the pure culture. In order to find the strains which are tolerant to chemical weapons degradation products, the response of natural isolates of actinomycetes to sodium pyrophosphate, methylphosphonic acid, and arsenic concentration gradient was studied. For each pollutant a special dose was set, which could stimulate and inhibit either the growth of actinomycetes at the stage of spores and at the stage of vegetative growth, or their metabolic activity consisting in production of antibiotics, or cellulose decomposition. Actinomycetes cultures were found, which are promising for creating microbial inoculants for remediation of soils impacted with arsenic and phosphorus xenobiotics.

The purpose of the present work was accessing the influence of benz[a]pyrene added into substrate on composition of polyarenes in plant and on growth and development of common barley (Hordeum vulgare) in in vitro conditions. We found that contamination of substrate with benz[a]pyrene (BP) decreased seed germination of Hordeum vulgare L. Larger BP doses produced the trend for a linear decrease in height and biomass of the aboveground part of Hordeum vulgare. The change of root biomass is not linear. Using the method of highly-efficient liquid chromatography, we identified 14 structures of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Significant amounts of light polyarenes were found in the control plants. Concentration of polyarenes in the plants grown on polluted substrate varied depending on benz[a]pyrene doses. The pollutant in doses of 10–20 ng/g increased content of polyarenes in the plants. The dose of 30 ng/g started the mechanisms of polyarene decomposition and so concentration decreased. Higher doses disturbed the protection mechanisms of plants and so increased content of polyarenes in plants and decreased biomass. Light polyarenes preferably accumulated in aboveground plant part whereby heavy polyarenes – in roots.

В статье представлены результаты исследования экономических перспектив участия Российской Федерации в реализации крупномасштабной ядерной программы Ирана в условиях санкций. Дана общая характеристика атомной промышленности Ирана, ее место в энергетическом балансе страны, правовая база. Проведен анализ санкционного давления на атомную промышленность Исламской республики, а также роль, место и перспективы России в реализации ядерной программы Ирана с учетом имеющихся рисков. Результаты исследования могут быть использованы при подготовке аналитических справок и отчетов в области мировой экономики, энергетической дипломатии, а также межправительственного экономического сотрудничества.

At the present time solar energy-electricity conversion systems are widely used. Solar energy is widely available while possessing unlimited resources. This direction is the most promising and rapidly developing branch of the environmentally friendly renewable energy sources creation. The main aim of the study. Within the framework of comparing the features of the batteries of various manufacturers under actual operating conditions at the Department of renewable energy sources in Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University, Department of Engineering, Campus Friedrichshafen the authors have designed and realized the system complex PRS which allows analyzing energy efficiency of the fixed, stationary elements with the elements being placed on the platform of the dual-axis system of the sun standing angle auto-tracking. The methods used in the study. The investigations were carried out with the use of Solarlog and SolarEdge systems which allow reading, processing and storing measurement data directly from the respective photovoltaic cells. The data were processed and verified in MathCAD and MS Excel environments. The authors used the methods of information statistical processing. The results: The results obtained for the period of January-March 2014 allowed considering the efficiency of operation of the solar cell batteries of different manufacturers and evaluating the advantage of placing solar panels on a biaxial system with automatic tracking angle and elevation («DEGERtraker 5000HD») compared to a fixed, stationary system. The influence of shading effects on the fixed modules is demonstrated. In conclusion, the authors obtained the estimates of electricity cost, summarized the results of statistical data processing.

В статье рассмотрена проблема энергосбережения и повышения энергоэффективности в жилищно-коммунальном хозяйстве России. Проведен анализ трудов российских и зарубежных авторов, раскрывающих проблему энергоэффективности в ЖКХ, причины ее низкого уровня и последующие пути решения. Также проанализированы статистические данные об избыточном потреблении энергоресурсов в ЖКХ, оснащенности индивидуальными приборами учета по разным видам коммунальных ресурсов, внедрении энергосберегающих технологий в строительство энергоэффективных домов. Целью статьи является рассмотрение проблемы энергосбережения и повышения энергоэффективности в жилищно-коммунальном хозяйстве с разных сторон и выявление наиболее важных факторов, значительно влияющих на низкие показатели энергоэффективности России. В статье обращается внимание на важность проблемы энергоэффективности для всей экономики страны и острая необходимость в ее решении наиболее результативными методами. Предлагаются способы решения проблемы энергоэффективности, действенные в каждом субъекте Российской Федерации. The article deals with the problem of energy saving and energy efficiency in the housing and communal services of Russia. The analysis of the works of Russian and foreign authors, revealing the problem of energy efficiency in housing and communal services, the reasons for its low level and subsequent solutions, was carried out. Statistical data on excessive consumption of energy resources in housing and communal services, equipment with individual metering devices for various types of communal resources, and the introduction of energy-saving technologies in the construction of energy-efficient houses are also analyzed. The purpose of the article is to consider the problem of energy saving and energy efficiency in housing and communal services from different angles and to identify the most important factors that significantly affect the low energy efficiency in Russia. The article draws attention to the importance of the problem of energy efficiency for the entire economy of the country and the urgent need to solve it with the most effective methods. The ways of solving the problem of energy efficiency, effective in each subject of the Russian Federation, are proposed.

В последние десятилетия экологическая проблема приняла глобальный характер и требует консолидации мирового сообщества. Возникающие экологические угрозы становятся все более опасными для человечества, поэтому требуются усилия всех государств для предотвращения негативных последствий изменения окружающей среды. В данной статье рассматривается деятельность международных акторов в сфере обеспечения экологической безопасности. Авторами проведен сравнительный анализ правовых основ и национальных особенностей политики экологической безопасности Дании, США и России, рассмотрены примеры использования возобновляемых источников энергии, направленных на минимизацию экологических рисков, выявлены проблемы и определены перспективы реализации экологической политики в условиях перехода к «зеленой энергетике». In recent decades, the environmental problem has become global in nature and requires the consolidation of the world community. Emerging environmental threats are becoming more and more dangerous for humanity, therefore efforts of all states are required to prevent the negative consequences of environmental change. This article examines the activities of international actors in the field of ensuring environmental safety. The authors conducted a comparative analysis of the legal framework and national characteristics of environmental safety policies in Denmark, the USA and Russia, examined examples of the use of renewable energy sources aimed at minimizing environmental risks, identified problems and identified prospects for the implementation of environmental policy in the context of the transition to “green energy”.

The importance of developing a risk management methodology for the development of the renewable energy sector in Russia is justified. The stages of researches on the problem of risk assessments and management in renewable energy in MSU since 2015 are considered. The results are described: a list of risk factors and methods of managing them by using different kinds of renewable energy sources; internal and external components of risk factors that depend and not depend on the developers of RE projects are identified. The author's methodology for assessing resource risks level in the solar energy industry based on the calculation of the variability of the statistical parameters of insolation is presented.