Gigiena i sanitariia
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 2010
Comparative Study Historical Article[Consideration of a potential death risk in the methodology of assessing the population's health].
It has been shown that when calculating the summarized population's health index and the significance (weight) of partial signs, it is expedient to use the calculation from the potential death risk index rather than an expert judgment. The results of calculation examples using morbidity and mortality rates suggest that public health can be assessed on this methodic ground. It is advisable to apply the proposed method for assessing the population's health during sanitary-and-epidemiological surveillance (sociohygienic monitoring) when decisions are taken on the lines of health-promotion measures to reduce morbidity and mortality mainly by circulatory diseases, neoplasms, injuries, and intoxications.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 2010
[Evaluation of the efficiency of measures to reduce the influence of risk factors on human health].
65% of the region's population is covered by the complex monitoring and control of environmental factors. Chemical contamination of drinking water with iron, manganese, boron, or nitrates makes a 60% contribution to anthropogenic load. Implementation of the measures of a special urban program could reduce the proportion of the drinking water, which did not meet the hygienic standards by sanitary chemical indicators, in Voronezh from 10.2% in 1999 to 8.5% in 2008 and halve the concentration of manganese and iron.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 2010
[Evaluation of exposure of the Moscow population to ambient air pollution by carcinogenic substances].
The rapid growth of motor transport in Moscow has led to a substantial increase in the volumes of pollutant emissions into the city's air. As of 2007, the motor transport fleet of the city approximated 3 million units annually consuming about 5 million tons of motor fuel. ⋯ The levels of total carcinogenic risks from the impact of the average concentrations of formaldehyde and benzene in the period 2005 to 2007 in all areas correspond to the maximum permissible (alarm) risk that requires measures to improve ambient air. According to the results of the investigation, health promotion measures are recommended to the Government of Moscow.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 2010
Comparative Study[Risk for environment-induced diseases due to air pollution from motor vehicles in road-patrol officers].
The paper describes risk factors for environment-induced diseases in road-patrol (RP) officers under the existing working conditions: noise and chemical ambient air pollution from motor vehicles. There is evidence for a significant increase in the incidence of diseases of the cardiovascular and nervous system, sense organs, digestive and endocrine metabolic systems in the State Road Safety Inspectorate officers who are directly engaged in traffic management. Potential and real risks from motor transport to the health of RP roads have been estimated. Recommendations on optimizing the working conditions are given.