the paper presents characteristics of the solid waste landfill in the town of Novocherkassk, and the dynamics of pollutants’emissions from the landfill site for the period between 2015-2017 as well. The characteristic of the atmospheric air on the border with the nearby residential development and Novocherkassk landfill on the basis of the calculated air pollution index (API) and the complex index of atmospheric airpollution.
Keywords: landfill site, the contaminants, the maximum surface concentration, maximum permissible concentration, air quality