APPROACHES TO REDUCING NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM HEAT AND POWER FACILITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF TECHNOLOGICALLY LOADED AREAS

The purpose of the article is to provide a comprehensive consideration of approaches to reducing nitrogen oxide emissions from thermal power facilities and to substantiate the possibilities of using automated decision support information systems to manage the environmental safety of territories subject to technogenic impact. Based on the analysis of scientific sources, it is determined that traditional ways to reduce emissions from thermal power facilities are the use of various types of regime and technological measures and nitrogen treatment plants. The disadvantage of these methods is their high cost. It is noted that an alternative way to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from thermal power facilities is the use of cogeneration units, which allows to reduce fuel consumption and emissions into the atmosphere due to the most complete use of fuel. The article substantiates the need to move from a purely technical response to pollution to the introduction of such a proactive management tool as automated decision support information systems. It is determined that the peculiarity of such systems is the need to integrate data from different industries and take into account territorial specifics, legal requirements and technical limitations, so their use creates a basis for the integration of technological measures to reduce emissions with effective management of the technogenic load and can significantly increase the effectiveness of environmental policy. The use of such systems helps to increase the transparency of environmental management by providing the public with access to open data and the process of control over it. It is substantiated that the use of automated decision support information systems allows to reduce the impact of industrial and transport facilities on the atmospheric air, increase the efficiency of response to environmental threats and optimise the costs of environmental protection measures, focusing them where it is most appropriate in terms of risks to the environment and public health.