The ecological problems of Zaporozhye are the nation-wide issue. Solution of the problems is directly dependent upon interaction of the bodies of power, enterprises and scientists. To learn to determine the degree of the menace for health of a human due to these or other industrial emissions is seen as one of the ways out from the environmen6tal crisis by the participants of the international seminar ‘Environmental situation in Zaporozhye: the intersectoral partnership in risk management’ which was held in our city. The seminar was sponsored by Zaporozhye regional council, the World Bank representative office in Ukraine, public foundation ‘Protection of Nature’, Marzeyev Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology of the Ukrainian Academy of Medical Science, Centre of Medical and Ecological Problems and Risk Evaluation. The seminar was attended by A.Yu. Putnoki, Zaporizhstal Technical Director and the first Deputy Chairman of Board, N.M. Silin, main specialist in nature protection and radiation safety as well as by specialists of the Ukrainian Ministry of Environmental Management and Health Protection, public representatives and delegates from Zaporozhye scientific institutions and enterprises and newsmen. Opening the seminar E.G. Kartashov, the city mayor, said that to improve the ecological situation in Zaporozhye instantaneously is impossible but to reduce the risks of negative effects on the citizens is quite really. The group of scientists invited to Zaporozhye has already tackled the development of the regional centre map at which all possible sources of pollution will be marked. On the basis of this map the Zaporozhyevites’ health risk reduction techniques will be elaborated. Evgeniy Kartashov noted that the ecological problems in Zaporozhye do not worry Kiev officials. For the passed four years Zaporozhye did not receive a single kopeck from the state ecological fund. All dedicated ministers and people’s deputies who visited our city promised to re-establish the justice in distribution of funds. However money has kept going as it used to be and irrevocably. Today as the mayor says the Zaporozhyevites call for retention of money in the city budget that is necessary for solution of ecological problems. A.Yu.Putnoki, Technical Director and the first Deputy of the Works’ Chairman of Board, noted that Zaporizhstal has the lowest emissions per ton of steel among the metallurgical plants in the country. Fulfilment of the environmental protection measures enabled reduction of the Works’ emissions into air by 41 % and that of sewage water drainage by 30 % and increase the service water recycle by 86 %. We understand, said Alexander Yuliusovich, that to improve the ecological situation is possible only through integration of new modern technologies and equipment in gas cleaning and dust suppression. Therefore we spare no expense for solution of the problems. Only for the past 5 years for fulfilment of ecological programme we spent over UAH 750,000,000 and invested over UAH 7 b into the Works’ reconstruction programme. In solution of ecological problems he singled out three aspects: social and economic and public ones. Firstly, one should admit that regional residents’ welfare is directly linked with successful performance of the plants and therefore it is impossible to shut-down ecologically unfavorable enterprises. However they should devote a great attention to integration of the newest ecologically safe production technologies, U. Putnoki noted. Secondly, the environmental management slogan has became one of the most important components of the competition. This aspect is the motive for the plants to integrate modern technologies which ultimately lead to the rise in production efficiency what will assist to integration of Ukraine into international economic and political structures. The public aspect lies in that that ecological policy should be goal-oriented, coordinated with and supported by mutual desire of three parties: : power and enterprises and public. It can be realized through the comprehensive programme of solution of ecological problems in Zaporozhye. In order to draw up and approve the programme, Zaporizhstal tries to realize its initiative to hold the all-city ecological conference. However, unfortunately we have not received any support on the part of the industrial enterprises nor on that of power. Our appeal to the Zaporozhye regional council also remains not responded. A.U. Putnoki stressed that Zaporizhstal workers as all the city residents refer to solution of nature protection issues as the overriding task and propose the comprehensive solution of the entire spectrum of the ecological problems of our native town. At the same time we understand that responsibility for these is the common one. Participants of the seminar noted that Zaporozhye ecological problems should be solved not only by the Works’ specialists since in the city there are plants though with emissions smaller by volume but much more detrimental in composition. Support of the state is also needed: tax rebates, abolition of custom duties on import of new industrial equipment, etc. The specialists in ecology assume that to solve the environmental management problems in the region it is necessary to consolidate the efforts of power and public and all enterprises. Specific proposal are already forwarded to Kiev. | 
