The method of comprehensive assessment of the ecological state of natural and man-made geosystems and its approbation in the zones of influence of landfills of solid municipal waste in the Brest region

A methodology has been developed for the «Comprehensive assessment of the ecological state of natural and man- made geosystems in the zones of influence of landfills of solid municipal waste in the Brest region». This technique has been tested at landfills of municipal solid waste (hereinafter referred to as MSW) in Baranovichi, Brest, Bereza, Kobrin, Luninets, Pinsk. The MSW landfills under study were ranked according to indirect and direct criteria, with the help of which the minimum and maximum negative impact of the examined MSW landfills on environmental components such as groundwater and soils was established. The ranking of the surveyed polygons shows that over time, each polygon affects environmental components (groundwater, soil, vegetation) to one degree or another. According to data for 2023, the solid waste landfill in Birch has minimal negative impact on indirect criteria, macro- and micro-component composition and organic compounds in groundwater. The least soil pollution was found at landfills in Pinsk and Baranovichi. The most unfavorable situation with soil pollution has developed near the Luninetskaya landfill.