[Improving the organizational aspects of coordinating research on the problem of "scientific principles of environmental hygiene"]. / Sovershenstvovanie organizatsionnykh osnov koordinatsii issledovanii po probleme "nauchnye osnovy gigieny okruzhaiushchei sredy".

A retrospective and scientific metric analysis of the work of the task-force committee "Scientific principles of environmental hygiene", its sections and subordinate institutions was carried out. The analysis demonstrated a major role of hygienic institutes in the development of the above problem and the least contribution of research epidemiologic, microbiologic and hygienic institutes along with chairs of medical institutes. Emphasis was given to a low share (33%) of materials introduced at the All-Union level in relation to the whole amount of the research on the problem, to easing of control on the realization of plans for introducing research results into practice since 1981 by the sections of the task-force committee, inconsistence of the research subjects and their results introduced. Attention was paid to the shortcomings in the work of the task-force committee and its sections, necessity of their work intensification, primarily in planning which is one of major levels in raising efficacy of the research, their orientation at solving priority problems.

[Effect of benzo(a)pyrene on soil microbiocenosis]. / Vliianie benz(a)pirena na pochvennyi mikrobotsenoz.

The experimental studies have shown that benz(a)pyrene being in the soil affects the formation of soil microbiocenosis and biological activity of soils.