Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Introduction and analysis of brownfield situation in Latvia Edmunds Teirumnieks Rēzeknes Augstskola Latvia „This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.“

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Awareness Where is a difference between conception of brownfields in Latvia and other EU countries? What do we understand with brownfields in Latvia? What are characteristic examples of brownfields in Latvia like?

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Goals of the teaching unit To introduce of Latvia To characterize brownfields in Latvia To give examples of characteristic brownfields in Latvia To give examples of brownfields in Rezekne

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Content Introduction Description the situation of Latvia’s brownfields Description of Contaminated or Potentially Contaminated sites in Latvia Examples of characteristics brownfields in Latvia

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Introduction Latvia is a country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The territory of Latvia covers 64,589 km² and has a temperate seasonal climate. Latvia is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic. The capital and largest city is Riga. Latvia is a member of the United Nations, of the European Union and of NATO. Latvia is divided into 109 local governments and 9 republican cities.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Brownfields in Latvia In Latvia with term “brownfield” understood Contaminated or Potentially Contaminated Sites which are: –Dumps of industrial waste; –Dumps of household waste; –The fuel priming station and oil bases; –Storages of hazardous chemicals and pesticides; –Forage complexes, piggeries, birds and cattle farms; –Former military Soviet Union army territories; – Industrial and living houses sector derelicts etc.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Contaminated and Potentially Contaminated Sites register The register of Contaminated or Potentially Contaminated sites provide state agency “Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency”. In the register are registered 3563 places, from which: 242 are classified as contaminated places; potentially contaminated places.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Brownfields location areas

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Most polluted territories in Latvia -The goudron lakes (ponds) in Incukalns -The liquid hazardous waste dump in Olaine -The naval port canal in Liepaja -The liquid hazardous waste dump „Kosmoss” in Jelgava -Former Rumbula airbase

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ The goudron lakes in Incukalns source: EMC RTU Contaminants: oils, asphaltens, sulphate acids and sulphiric acid. Place: former sand careers. Area of the created contamination is ca. 130 ha.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Former Rumbula airbase source: EMC RTU There was airbase of the military aviation from 1954 till Pollutant - aviation fuel. The total polluted area is m 2.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Examples of Industrial derelicts Former industrial buildings of ceramic factory in Kuprava

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Examples of living houses sector derelicts In Latvia there are big problems with living houses sector derelicts especially in former industrial districts of cities. It is mainly a result of changes of economic situation.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Brownfields in Rezekne In Rezekne are defined 3 big potentially polluted territories. The biggest of them are former factory of ferroconcrete constructions, which are located in the centre of the city.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Conclusions In Latvia with term “brownfields” are understood Contaminated or Potentially Contaminated sites. Total number of them are Different interpretation of brownfields in EU countries trouble to realize common politics in revitalization of them. The big negative influence from esthetical viewpoint are derelicts from Soviet army, factories etc.

Brownfields in Baltic States - Lifelong Educational Project CZ/08/LLP-LdV/TOI/ Thank you for your attention! „This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.“