It has become topical to develop new techniques to estimate cost of damage which should be created with the view of the market relations. Furthermore, a detailed quantitative estimation of physical environmental damage is also one of the primary goals. Fundamental theoretical questions connected with estimation of economic damage, its assessment and its contents, as well as application of various methodical approaches to economic assessment of natural resources taking into account international experience and specifically Russian features have been considered by many well-known economists, e.g. Gofman K.G., Hachaturov T.S., Meleshkin М.Т., Balatskiy O.F., Fedorenko N.P., Gusev A.A., Kraevaya M.I., Mints A.A., Golub A.A., Solovieva E.A., Bobylyov S.N. аnd others.
