THE CURRENT STATE OF AIR IN THE CITY WITH THE INTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE OIL REFINING INDUSTRY

The aim of the study was to assess the carcinogenic risk to the health of the population of an industrialized city, caused by the probable presence of carcinogens in the ambient air. The results of laboratory control of the content of carcinogens in the atmospheric air of the city of Voronezh for 2017–2020 were used as the initial data. The carcinogenic risk was assessed in accordance with the provisions of Guideline R. 2.1.10.1920–04 «Guidelines for assessing the risk to public health when exposed to chemicals that pollute the environment.» Taking into account the regional peculiarities of the composition of pollutant emissions into the atmospheric air, 1,3-butadiene (source — production of synthetic rubber) should be classified as priority carcinogens requiring systematic monitoring and measures to reduce the volume of emissions and, accordingly, concentrations in the surface layer of atmospheric air and chromium 6+ compounds (the main source is an aircraft plant). These substances, depending on the territory (transport or industrial), contribute 69.9–75.7 % and 21.7–26.9 %, respectively, to the total values of the individual carcinogenic risk (from 4.27 × 10 –3 to 4.90 × 10 –3 for the adult population, from 3.38 × 10 –4 to 3.82 × 10 –4 for children 6 years old). For the rest of the laboratory controlled carcinogens (formaldehyde, lead, soot, styrene), the risks do not exceed the maximum permissible value. It was found that the territorial coverage of the urban area of Voronezh by monitoring the content of carcinogens in the atmospheric air (5 stationary and 5 route observation posts) and the number of laboratory-determined carcinogens (6 out of 18 taken into account in the projects of maximum permissible emissions of enterprises) is insufficient to obtain reliable information on the value carcinogenic risk to public health. To reduce the associated uncertainties in assessing the carcinogenic risk, further studies of the content of 8 carcinogens (1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, lead, carbon black, chromium 6+, benzene, benz/a/pyrene, styrene) are planned at 13 additional control points of the urban area.

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Environmental and Hygienic Assessment of Ambient Air Pollution in Oil-Producing and Oil-Refining Areas of the Republic of Bashkortostan and Population Health Status

ЗДОРОВЬЕ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ И СРЕДА ОБИТАНИЯ - ЗНиСО / PUBLIC HEALTH AND LIFE ENVIRONMENT ◽

10.35627/2219-5238/2020-323-2-26-32 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 26-32

Author(s):

Z.B. Baktybaeva ◽

R.A. Suleymanov ◽

T.K. Valeev ◽

N.R. Rahmatullin ◽

E.G. Stepanov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Carbon Monoxide ◽

Health Status ◽

Nitrogen Dioxide ◽

Population Health ◽

Respiratory Diseases ◽

Ambient Air ◽

Oil Refining ◽

Disease Rates ◽

Total Suspended Particles

Introduction. High density of oil-producing and refining facilities in certain areas of Bashkortostan significantly affects the environment including ambient air quality in residential areas. Materials and methods. We analyzed concentrations of airborne toxicants (sulfur and nitrogen oxides, nitrogen and carbon oxides, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, xylenes, toluene, phenol and total suspended particles) and population health status in the cities of Ufa, Sterlitamak, Salavat, Blagoveshchensk, and the Tuymazinsky District in 2007–2016. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) were used to establish possible relationships between medico-demographic indicators and air pollution. Results. Republican fuel and energy enterprises contributed the most to local air pollution levels. Gross emissions from such enterprises as Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim and Bashneft-Navoil reached 43.69–49.77 thousand tons of pollutants per year. The levels of some air pollutants exceeded their maximum permissible concentrations. Elevated concentrations of ammonia, total suspended particles, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide were registered most frequently. High rates of congenital abnormalities, respiratory diseases in infants (aged 0-1), general mortality and morbidity of the population were observed in some oil-producing and refining areas. The correlation analysis proved the relationship between the concentration of carbon monoxide and general disease rates in adults based on hospital admissions (r = 0.898), general incidence rates in children (r = 0.957), and blood disease rates in infants (r = 0.821). Respiratory diseases in children correlated with nitrogen dioxide emission levels (r = 0.899). Conclusions. Further development of oil-producing, petrochemical and oil-refining industries should be carried out taking into account socio-economic living conditions of the population.

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Cardiovascular risk assessment of the population under adverse weather conditions

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.47470/0016-9900-2020-99-5-488-492 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 99 (5) ◽

pp. 488-492

Author(s):

R. B. Tsallagova ◽

O. I. Kopytenkova ◽

Fatima K. Makoeva ◽

A. R. Nanieva

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Adult Population ◽

Medical Science ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Air Pressure ◽

Medical Documentation ◽

Atmospheric Air ◽

Adverse Weather ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

Introduction. Climate change around the world determines the relevance of the study of its effects on the human health. Nowadays, due to the development of modern medical science, the methods of evidence-based analysis of negative impact of the environmental factors on the public health are being widely implemented into preventive medicine. Their use should make it possible to quantify the various risks with high confidence and to manage them effectively. Material and methods. The weather conditions of the territory of Vladikavkaz for a 15-years period (2001-2015) have been studied. On the basis of the data from the primary medical documentation of emergency medical care (EMC) for the same period, the health status of the adult population in the city has been studied. The impact of the meteorological elements under the study on the frequency of seeking EMC was estimated using the relative (RR) and population risks (Rpop) values. Results. For the city of Vladikavkaz (according to the medical classification of weather conditions), high air humidity is typical for 65% of the days in a year, low air velocity (less than 3 m/s) - 77% of the days in a year. Inter-day fluctuations in temperature and atmospheric air pressure, exceeding the optimal levels for the human body, are recorded more than in 30% of the days in a year. Discussion. The city of Vladikavkaz is characterized by windless, wet weather, with frequent inter-day fluctuations in temperature and atmospheric air pressure, which corresponds to the clinically irritating and acute types of weather. Conclusion. The calculations of the relative and the population risks of impact of meteorological changes on the developing of urgent cardiovascular conditions in the population of Vladikavkaz showed RR of combining two unfavourable weather factors to be of 1.081 (p <0.0001), and the Rpop increases by more than 3600 additional EMC calls due to cardiovascular pathology.

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Children morbidity as indicator of ecological situation in Sevastopol

Proceedings of the International conference “InterCarto/InterGIS” ◽

10.35595/2414-9179-2020-3-26-62-77 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 62-77

Author(s):

Irina Yaseneva ◽

Elena Yaseneva

Keyword(s):

Respiratory Diseases ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Health Department ◽

International Classification Of Diseases ◽

Federal State ◽

Additional Tool ◽

Industrial Enterprises ◽

Child Population ◽

The City

The aim of this study was to define the factors that have a negative impact on public health. Knowledge in this field is an additional tool for the environmental quality management in the context of preserving and strengthening of the child population health. The geoformation material of the children’s morbidity has an important information about the health of the population and the environmental impact on it. Industrial enterprises influence air pollution: Sevgorvodokanal DKP Balaklava State Mining Administration, Sevtets DP, Sevteploenergo KP, Yugtorsan LLC. Pollutants such as inorganic dust, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitric oxide, which increase the incidence of respiratory diseases, increase mortality from diseases of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system, are present in the air basin. The results of the study are based on statistical data collected by the author in the Territorial Bodies of the Federal State Statistics Service for cities and districts, regional health organizations (Sevastopol Health Department), and city polyclinics in the study area. The dataset included information on the demographic situation, as well as medical statistics (morbidity and mortality according to the international classification of diseases). Analysis of the medical and environmental status of the city of Sevastopol was carried out taking into account the criteria of the environmentally dependent diseases of the child population (age group from 0 to 17 years). Assessment of the incidence of children in the city of Sevastopol, showed that respiratory diseases occupy a leading place in the structure of the general incidence rate, digestive apparatus diseases take the 2nd place and the nervous system disease takes the third one.

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Cleaning the Kafirnigan River From Sewage Pollution

Bulletin of Science and Practice ◽

10.33619/2414-2948/60/13 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 126-131

Author(s):

P. Murodov ◽

O. Amirov ◽

P. Khuzhaev

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Sewage Treatment ◽

Sewage Treatment Plant ◽

Treatment Plant ◽

Treated Wastewater ◽

Water Drainage ◽

Sewage Pollution ◽

Current State ◽

Treatment Facilities ◽

The City

The influence of the discharged treated wastewater on the ecology of the Kafirnigan River is considered. The data on the current state of sewage treatment facilities in the city of Dushanbe are given and an assessment of the environmental efficiency of these treatment facilities is given. Preliminary calculations of costs for the construction of a new sewage treatment plant in Dushanbe have been made. The article is devoted to the current problem of cleaning storm sewers. It should be noted that storm water drainage, like wastewater, has a negative impact on the environment. Before the wastewater is disposed of, it is necessary to treat it in a special way, subjecting it to treatment of varying degrees and depths.

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Analyzing the state of mining towns in the Ural region

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201913504015 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 135 ◽

pp. 04015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Margarita Kolchina ◽

Vladimir Konovalov ◽

Natalya Kolchina

Keyword(s):

Social Economic ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Mineral Deposit ◽

Ural Region ◽

Current State ◽

Ecological Problems ◽

Mining Complex ◽

Mining Towns ◽

Negative Environmental Impact ◽

The City

The article concentrates on the analysis of the current state of settlements at the territory of the Ural region. The Ural region is shown to be an industrial and highly urbanized area. There are some settlements at the territory of the Ural region where the mining complex is the city-forming enterprise, they are mining towns. It has been revealed that the negative environmental impact never vanishes with the termination of mining but causes some new social, economic and ecological problems. With the purpose of reducing the negative impact of mining effect, a number of measures have been proposed aimed to renovate the mining complex facilities which remained after liquidation and to rehabilitate the industrial areas which remained after mineral deposit development termination.

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DETERMINANTS OF UKRAINE'S POPULATION HEALTH: ECOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT

Regional’ni aspekti rozvitku produktivnih sil Ukraїni ◽

10.35774/rarrpsu2017.22.132 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 132-142

Author(s):

Dmytro Shushpanov

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Air Pollution ◽

Causes Of Death ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Sociological Research ◽

State Of Health ◽

Atmospheric Air ◽

Current State ◽

Health Related ◽

Ecological Measurement

Based on the official statistics and the results of the author's sociological research, the current state of atmospheric air in Ukraine is estimated. By the method of logistic regression, the dependence between the state of health of the Ukrainian population (chances of having / not having a chronic disease) and the purity of atmospheric air is revealed. The main causes of death caused by air pollution are identified. Risks to public health related to environmental pollution have been identified, the degree of their adverse effects has been determined, incl. in the regional context. These ways of reducing the negative impact of air pollution.

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Cardiovascular risk assessment of the population under adverse weather conditions

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.33029/0016-9900-2020-99-5-488-492 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 99 (5) ◽

pp. 488-492

Author(s):

R. B. Tsallagova ◽

O. I. Kopytenkova ◽

Fatima K. Makoeva ◽

A. R. Nanieva

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Adult Population ◽

Medical Science ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Air Pressure ◽

Medical Documentation ◽

Atmospheric Air ◽

Adverse Weather ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

Introduction. Climate change around the world determines the relevance of the study of its effects on the human health. Nowadays, due to the development of modern medical science, the methods of evidence-based analysis of negative impact of the environmental factors on the public health are being widely implemented into preventive medicine. Their use should make it possible to quantify the various risks with high confidence and to manage them effectively. Material and methods. The weather conditions of the territory of Vladikavkaz for a 15-years period (2001-2015) have been studied. On the basis of the data from the primary medical documentation of emergency medical care (EMC) for the same period, the health status of the adult population in the city has been studied. The impact of the meteorological elements under the study on the frequency of seeking EMC was estimated using the relative (RR) and population risks (Rpop) values. Results. For the city of Vladikavkaz (according to the medical classification of weather conditions), high air humidity is typical for 65% of the days in a year, low air velocity (less than 3 m/s) - 77% of the days in a year. Inter-day fluctuations in temperature and atmospheric air pressure, exceeding the optimal levels for the human body, are recorded more than in 30% of the days in a year. Discussion. The city of Vladikavkaz is characterized by windless, wet weather, with frequent inter-day fluctuations in temperature and atmospheric air pressure, which corresponds to the clinically irritating and acute types of weather. Conclusion. The calculations of the relative and the population risks of impact of meteorological changes on the developing of urgent cardiovascular conditions in the population of Vladikavkaz showed RR of combining two unfavourable weather factors to be of 1.081 (p <0.0001), and the Rpop increases by more than 3600 additional EMC calls due to cardiovascular pathology.

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INFLUENCE OF ECOLOGICAL SITUATION ON INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES IN THE TASHKENT REGION

Journal of look to the past ◽

10.26739/2181-9599-2019-21-11 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 72-77

Author(s):

Gulchehra Rakhimova ◽

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Air Pollution ◽

Soil Water ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Negative Impact ◽

The State ◽

Organic Fertilizers ◽

Oil Refining ◽

Ecological Situation ◽

Industrial Enterprises

The article describes the state of chemical, nitrogen and organic fertilizers, agriculture,oil refining, metalworking, metalworking, built in the 1940-80s in the Tashkent region.The causes of the environmental changes in these industrial enterprises in the Tashkent region were studied, the negative impact on public health , as well as the effect of soil,water and air pollution on the environment of the region

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Prevalence of allergic diseases among teenagers 13–14 years old in Tyumen city

Allergology and Immunology in Pediatrics ◽

10.53529/2500-1175-2021-3-35-39 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 35-39

Author(s):

Kseniya Pavlovna Kuzmicheva ◽

Elena Igorevna Malinina ◽

Olga Aleksandrovna Rychkova ◽

Luiza Viktorovna Klimina ◽

Arina Evgenevna Rodionova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Allergic Rhinitis ◽

Atopic Dermatitis ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Bronchial Asthma ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Allergic Diseases ◽

Epidemiological Surveillance ◽

Current Asthma ◽

The City

Introduction. The prevalence of bronchial asthma and other allergic diseases, in particular atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis, nowadays can be estimated by global population studies, such as the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC), and the Global Asthma Network (GAN). There are some difficulties in epidemiological surveillance, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these nosologies in most of the countries, especially in developing countries with low availability of medical care. Thanks to the GAN program, therapeutic recommendations were made to reduce the global burden of allergic pathology. Purpose of the study. To study the prevalence of clinical symptoms of allergic diseases in children 13–14 years old in the city of Tyumen, as well as highlight the main risk factors that contribute to the disease development. Materials and methods. This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2019 as part of the Global Asthma Network (GAN) project among adolescents 13–14 years of age in the city of Tyumen. The respondents filled out standardized Russified questionnaires, which contained 48 questions concerning the symptoms of allergic diseases and environmental factors. According to the results of the analysis of 3007 questionnaires, it was found that asthma-like symptoms were ever observed in 19,2% of participants, current asthma-like symptoms were noted in 8,5% of respondents, 5,1% of adolescents had medical-verified bronchial asthma. The prevalence of lingering allergic rhinitis and current allergic rhinoconjunctivitis was 28,9% and 12,2% respectively, while only 5,4% of respondents had a verified diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. A quarter of the respondents had symptoms of atopic dermatitis at some point (25,6%), only 4,5% had symptoms of current atopic dermatitis, 3,8% had been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. The negative impact of heavy freight traffic in the city of Tyumen, as well as the use of paracetamol, revealed the increase in the prevalence of allergic diseases. Conclusion. As a result of data analysis, it was found that the prevalence of current asthma-like symptoms, symptoms of atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis significantly exceed the numbers of official statistics. Often, adolescents with symptoms of an allergic disease do not have a correct diagnosis, which is confirmed by a low percentage of positive answers regarding the verification of the diagnosis by a doctor. Among children 13–14 years old in the city of Tyumen there is a high percentage of the prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinitis, which is probably associated with climatic, geographical and environmental factors.

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