Bagriy I. Development of geological-structural-thermo-atmogeochemical technology for the prediction of mineral exploration and evaluation of geo-ecological environment.

The monograph, for the first time, has described the theoretical and applied principles of systematic geological thermo-atmo-geochemical technique using complex tectonic, morphostructural, lithologic and stratagraphic, formation-sedimentation, geophysical, hydrological, thermometric, atmogeochemical methods. The system of criteria (structural-tectonic, hydrocarbon, temperature, emanation, gas) and the peculiarities of formation of near-surface thermo-atmo-geochemical background in gas deposits have been characterized. The detailed description of the techniques developed by the author and the appropriate tool and software to express prediction of minerals as well as geoecology of the environment has been described. The regional and local forecast of oil and gas structures in the sedimentary cover and basement on land and in water areas, the impact of geological structure, fault-block tectonics, diapirs, impact structures, oil gas and methane-bearing formations, the distribution of gas hydrates on the distribution of thermo-atmo-geochemical anomalies in oil and gas provinces of Ukraine has been proved. The distribution of thermo-atmogeochemical anomalies is followed by a promising forecast of the areas of extraction of shaft methane in Donbas coal fields, the geodynamic phenomena, the choice of the safest areas of waste disposal of nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants, the areas of monitoring the ecologically unsafe geological processes, particularly in the areas of extraction of shale gas. The areas and migration routes of contaminants of groundwater and drinking water intakes have been defined. From the standpoint of structural thermo-atmo-hydro-geochemical research (STAGGR) the issue of improvement of geoecology of environment has been solved.