Ecology Of Moscow
The environmental situation in Moscow - the state and characteristics of the ecosystem of the city of Moscow.
The environmental situation of Moscow is closely connected with the background, nature of Moscow region and the climate of European Russia. The critical importance of the so-called "Golden transfer" - the predominance during the year winds Western points of the compass. While the Western and North-Western districts of the city will get more fresh air, which is additionally purified over forests of the Western part of Moscow region. In the Eastern districts of Moscow comes air contaminated above the urban area. In times of prevailing Eastern and South-Eastern winds Moscow receives less than clean air, because the South-East area planted by 25-30 %, significantly under cultivation and more industrial. North-West of the capital has more clean water, since the main watercourses of the Moscow region flows from the Northwest to the Southeast. General features of soils and topography also influence the differentiation of environmental conditions. North-West of Moscow higher, hilly, with a heavy, clay and loamy soils. It promotes the active surface erosion, horizontal migration of pollution, its concentration in water bodies and small penetration in soils.
On the ecology of cities affected by the dominance of Western and North-Western winds in the area of Moscow. The quality of water resources is the best city in the North-West of the city upstream of the Moscow river. An important factor in the improvement of the ecosystem is the preservation and development of squares, parks and trees inside courtyards, greatly suffered in recent years from the point of building.
Moscow impact on the surrounding area: atmospheric pollution is spread on 70-100 km, depression cones from the fence artesian waters are the radii of 100-120 km, thermal pollution and the violation of precipitation is observed at the distance of 90-100 km and the oppression of forest - 30-40 km