Editing Minsk (section)

=== Ecological situation ===
The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Centre of Radioactive and Environmental Control.<ref name="eco.1" />
[[File:Minsk after snow and freezing fog (8216065783) (2).jpg|alt=Svislač river in autumn.|thumb|The [[Svislach (Berezina)|Svislač River]] in autumn]] During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 [[Tonne|tons]].<ref name="eco.1">{{Cite news |date=18 September 2009 |script-title=ru:Не сосновый бор, но дышать можно смело |language=ru |publisher=naviny.by |url=http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2009/09/18/ic_articles_116_164550/ |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327122947/https://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2009/09/18/ic_articles_116_164550 |url-status=live }}</ref> The change from gas as industrial fuel to [[mazut]] for financial reasons has worsened the ecological situation.<ref name=eco.1/> However, the majority of overall air pollution is produced by cars.<ref name=eco.1/> Belarusian traffic police ''DAI'' every year hold operation "Clean Air" to prevent the use of cars with extremely polluting engines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2007 |script-title=ru:Минская ГАИ проводит акцию "Чистый воздух" |language=ru |publisher=naviny.by |url=http://naviny.by/rubrics/auto/2007/06/09/ic_news_120_272008/ |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134436/https://naviny.by/rubrics/auto/2007/06/09/ic_news_120_272008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sometimes the maximum normative concentration of [[formaldehyde]] and [[ammonia]] in air is exceeded in [[Zavodski District]].<ref name=eco.1/> Other major contaminants are [[Chromium]]-VI and [[nitrogen dioxide]].<ref name=eco.1/> Zavodski, [[Partyzanski District|Partyzanski]] and [[Leninsky District, Belarus|Leninski]] districts, which are located in the southeastern part of Minsk, are the most polluted areas in the city.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 June 2009 |title=Самый загрязненный воздух в Минске&nbsp;— на улице Тимирязева |language=ru |trans-title=The most polluted air in Minsk is on Timiryazev Street |publisher=naviny.by |url=http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2009/06/03/ic_news_116_312342/ |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134508/https://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2009/06/03/ic_news_116_312342 |url-status=live }}</ref>