Order No. 238 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the Regulation on methods for the calculation of damage caused to soil. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2010 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Soil pollution/quality Hazards Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Order establishes methods of calculation of damage caused to soil by the infringement of the national environmental legislation and also as a result of environmental and technological disasters. It shall be applicable to: (a) chemical contamination of soil; (b) unauthorized industrial waste disposal; and (c) soil spoilage. It shall not be applicable to radioactive contamination of soil and unauthorized radioactive waste disposal. The Order contains calculation methods and calculation formulae. This Methodology calculates the amount of damage in value form, caused to soil, as a component of the natural environment, formed on the surface of land, consisting of rock minerals, the underlying soil, organic matter formed during decomposition, dead remains of animals and plants, water, air, living organisms and products of their vital activity, which has fertility, as a result of their pollution, damage, destruction of the fertile soil layer. Full text Russian Website www.systema.ru References - Legislation Implements Ministerial Decree No. 404 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 7-FZ on environmental protection. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 (2021) Keyword: Framework law, EIA, Environmental audit, Hazards, Environmental standards, Protected area, Biodiversity, Cultural heritage, Monitoring, Inspection, Research, Education, Ecosystem preservation, Dispute settlement, Waste management, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX