Comprehensive assessment of technogenic load on the environment of Western Ukraine regions

• Datum: 2026
• Hauptverfasser: Chugai, Angelina, Nedostrelov, Maksym
• Format: Artikel
• Sprache: Ukrainisch
• Veröffentlicht: Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture 2026
• Schlagworte: comprehensive indicator; technogenic load; environment; weight coefficient
• Online Zugang: https://es-journal.in.ua/article/view/358093
• Назва журналу: Environmental safety and natural resources

Today, all natural components of the environment are under technologic pressure. This impact has intensified significantly in the last few years due to the military conflict in Ukraine. When assessing the technogenic impact on the environment, methods are used to evaluate individual components of the environment or to conduct a comprehensive assessment. In scientific literature, the vast majority of works are devoted to assessing the impact on individual components of the environment.The purpose of the study was to develop a method for comprehensive assessment of technogenic load on the environment and to test it on the example of regions of Western Ukraine. Based on preliminary assessments of technogenic load on individual components of the environment, a number of indicators for comprehensive assessment (8 parameters) were determined. Weight coefficients for each of the assessment indicators were determined. A calculation formula for determining the comprehensive indicator of technogenic load (CILT) and an assessment scale of load levels were proposed.The methodology was tested for regions of Western Ukraine based on research data from 2009 to 2023. The determination of weight coefficients showed that the most significant among various types of impact are waste accumulation in regions, emissions of pollutants into the air basin, and volumes of discharges of substances with wastewater. It was found that for different regions of Western Ukraine, the overall level of pollution is significantly influenced by the indicators of emissions and discharges of pollutants, waste accumulation, and the presence of landfills and waste disposal sites. The maximum values of the CILT are observed in the Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, with a significant impact also observed in the smallest Chernivtsi region. In the vast majority of regions, the level of technogenic load was characterized as insignificant, in the Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions – as average, and in the Lviv region – as elevated.The proposed methodology can be recommended for implementation in the practical activities of state environmental protection agencies when analyzing the state of the environment in regions.