This paper is dedicated to an integrated environmental assessment of soil cover in the Ivanovo Region’s territory. Using modern instrumental methods of analytical control has been determined a content of gross and mobile forms for Pb, Cd, Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Cu and Fe in the soil. The analysis of the soils ecological state in the period from 2010 to 2014 has been performed. It has been found that the region soils are generally characterized by relatively low levels of heavy metals contamination. Areas with high concentrations of heavy metals’ mainly mobile forms are local ones. For the first time in Ivanovo region has been performed an assessment related to potential risk of soil contamination for the public health. Comparison of experimental results with statistical materials on morbidity and mortality, as well as the subsequent analysis of the obtained data together with the results of sanitary-hygienic research allow highlight the most contaminated areas, and identify potential sources of negative impacts, as well as to conduct ecological and hygienic assessment for investigated region’s soil status. Using of vivid cartographical techniques allows visually assess the scale of contamination for Ivanovo region’s soil cover, and reveal this information to the public in a timely manner.

The paper explores specifics inherent to the oil and gas producing regions at the North of Russia. Classic and contemporary approaches to classifying oil-andgas regions of Russia are presented, their distinctive features as objects of analysis and management are outlined/ Special attention is given to classifying the northern regions in the terms of degree of their resource potential development. As is shown, the main features of oil and gas producing regions at the North of Russia are the following: sector-specific economic structure, extreme environmental — climate and natural — conditions, complexity of socio-economic systems arrangements.

It is investigated complex permeability and permittivity of composite radio absorbing materials at frequencies up to 3 GHz. W-type hexaferrite and a ferroelectric material – barium titanate are the basic components of composition. It is shown that the change of components ratio influence the real and imaginary parts of μ and ε of composition.