Soroka M. Improving the environmental safety of urban areas in the vegetable origin waste management

The dissertation researches the improving the environmental safety of urban areas through efficient vegetable origin waste management, such as fallen leaves. According to the results of the research was made a comprehensive assessment of burning fallen leaves on the environment and human, created new materials on the basis of fallen leaves, which ensure the rational use of this natural resources, was grounded reasonable scientific basis environmentally friendly ways of disposal of fallen leaves as vegetable origin waste urban areas. In the thesis was made the estimation of ecological safety of traditional methods of waste management of fallen leaves, was proposed a new method of using fallen leaves as an inert filler of gypsum building materials and composites and as a sorbent for the localization and liquidation of emergency spills petroleum products in transport. Key words: building materials, environmental safety, fallen leaves, heavy metals, index of atmospheric pollution, oil products, oil spill, pollution, sorbent, urban territories, utilization, waste.