Abstract
Environmental issues remain a pressing concern for Kazakhstani industrial regions. While legislative requirements for emissions into the environment permanently become increasingly stringent, the environmental monitoring system lacks several structural factors. This article delves into the fundamental requirements for environmental monitoring systems and overviews methods and models for monitoring emissions into the environment based on sources and impact factors. The structure of classical monitoring is outlined in detail, examining methods based on international experience with existing management and control systems. The reasons and perspectives for an environmental monitoring system for industrial facilities in the Pavlodar region are discussed. The energy sector should gain the special attention due to its high density and significant environmental impact in the region. It can be concluded that imperfections in legislation and outdated infrastructure conditions have led to the threatening ambient air pollution. While the observations based on the retrospective time-series data currently show state-of-the-art, the urgent call for implementation of industrial intelligent information-analytical system may play a pivotal role in decision-making in air quality management. Keywords: environmental monitoring, greenhouse gases emissions, environmental pollution, Industry 4.0, air quality.