Hygienic assessment of the impact of polluted atmospheric air on public health
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/2415-8127.2025.72.16Keywords:
polluted atmosphere, non-communicable morbidity, public healthAbstract
Introduction. Air pollution is generally recognized as one of the greatest environmental risks to human health, with an impact on the climate of certain regions, an increase in premature mortality and the number of non-communicable diseases. The aim of the study: review and generalization of literature data on the hygienic assessment of atmospheric air pollution in Ukraine, its negative impact on the health of the population is caused by the action of pollutants. Research materials and methods: information search, analysis of scientific publications by domestic and foreign researchers, content analysis. Research results. Among the main pollutants of atmospheric air and sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Ukraine are motor vehicles, heat and power enterprises, mining and processing industries, and coke-chemical industries. Studies of the state of atmospheric air in large industrial cities and its impact on the health of the population have shown that the population is at high risk of developing cancer over a long period of time. In Europe, many non-communicable diseases, including malignant tumors, are associated with the impact of air pollution. Cardiovascular diseases, heart attacks and strokes are the most common cause of death due to the effects of air pollution after diseases of the respiratory system and lung cancer. The growing anthropogenic load on environmental objects in the form of mutagenically active compounds of a chemical, physical and biological nature deserves special attention. Conclusions. The unacceptable risk to public health is exacerbated by simultaneous environmental pollution with substances with synergistic harmful effects. The complexity of the effects of biological, physical, chemical and psychological factors on the human body in the environment is constantly growing, which requires constant monitoring and effective preventive measures.
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