THE INFLUENCE OF CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES ON HEALTH AND ELEMENTAL IMBALANCE OF THE POPULATION OF SAINT-PETERSBURG AND ROSTOV-ON-DON
- Authors: Zubkova PS1
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Affiliations:
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Issue: No 4 (2015)
- Pages: 124-130
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/12880
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Abstract
The state of the air of two major cities, which are the important economic centers and transport junctions (St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don), and the factors influencing it were considered. The assessment of the risk of non-carcinogenic effects on health of urban population, associated with air pollution was reviewed. The data about the elemental composition of the urban population were analyzed. As a result an association between air pollution and accumulation of toxic elements in the human body was discovered.