Department of Municipal Hygiene and Department of Municipal Hygiene and Occupational HealthOccupational Health

Lecture on communal hygieneLecture on communal hygiene  for 4th year  for 4th year

Topic: "The influence of air Topic: "The influence of air pollution on the health of the pollution on the health of the

population"population"

Questions are subject to the Questions are subject to the analysis:analysis:

As a result, numerous studies to assess the As a result, numerous studies to assess the potential role of the harmful effects of air potential role of the harmful effects of air pollution in the distribution of the major disease pollution in the distribution of the major disease categories of the population:categories of the population:

- Cardiovascular diseases;- Cardiovascular diseases;- Cancer and ionizing radiation;- Cancer and ionizing radiation;- Diseases associated with chemical - Diseases associated with chemical carcinogens,carcinogens,- Respiratory diseases- Respiratory diseases- Infectious diseases,- Infectious diseases,- Injury and poisoning,- Injury and poisoning,- Psychiatric disorders.- Psychiatric disorders.

Modern approach to the study and Modern approach to the study and assessment of the health status of assessment of the health status of the population, depending on the the population, depending on the

ambient air quality is based on two ambient air quality is based on two main areas.main areas.

The largest number of works on The largest number of works on the system "air-health" is the system "air-health" is dedicated to the hygienic dedicated to the hygienic assessment of the impact on the assessment of the impact on the incidence of the population living incidence of the population living in the area of air pollution, or that in the area of air pollution, or that of an industrial enterprise.of an industrial enterprise.

At the same time revealed the At the same time revealed the relationship with the degree of relationship with the degree of morbidity levels of air pollution, morbidity levels of air pollution, and the marked increase in the and the marked increase in the incidence of acute respiratory incidence of acute respiratory

infections and chronic respiratory infections and chronic respiratory diseases, diseases of the sense diseases, diseases of the sense

organs and nervous system, organs and nervous system, allergic diseases.allergic diseases.

Proved the possibility of Proved the possibility of adverse effects of air adverse effects of air pollution on the specific pollution on the specific functions of the female body, functions of the female body, which manifests itself:which manifests itself: - In reducing the birth rate - In reducing the birth rate and a normal delivery; and a normal delivery; - Increase the number of - Increase the number of complications of pregnancy complications of pregnancy and childbirth; and childbirth; - Postpartum period and - Postpartum period and preterm birth.preterm birth.

The relation between the The relation between the number of congenital number of congenital

malformations, decreased malformations, decreased body weight infants of body weight infants of

mothers living in areas with mothers living in areas with heavy air pollution.heavy air pollution.

Indicators of the functional state: Indicators of the functional state: - The cardiovascular system- The cardiovascular system -dyhatelnoy System -dyhatelnoy System - The nervous and immune - The nervous and immune systems of the body, its total systems of the body, its total resistance are particularly resistance are particularly sensitive to adverse sensitive to adverse environmental factors, possible environmental factors, possible indicators prepathological indicators prepathological changes.changes.

The influence of air pollution on The influence of air pollution on sanitary conditions.sanitary conditions.

Industrial air pollution - dust, soot, Industrial air pollution - dust, soot, fumes, - improve the sanitary fumes, - improve the sanitary conditions of the population.conditions of the population.

Dust and soot deposited on glass, Dust and soot deposited on glass, reduce light, often enter the home reduce light, often enter the home through the open windows, vents, through the open windows, vents,

cracks and pollute the walls, ceilings cracks and pollute the walls, ceilings and internal environment.and internal environment.

Effects of atmospheric pollution on Effects of atmospheric pollution on climate and light climate of the city.climate and light climate of the city.

The influence of air pollution on The influence of air pollution on vegetation.vegetation.

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