ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPARATIVE CARCINOGENIC HAZARD UNDER THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

Abstract

In modern realities, the issue of environmental pollution by emissions from industrial production is very acute. The number of enterprises that make a great contribution to the industrial technogenesis of the territories is increasing every year. Emissions from these enterprises lead to air pollution, thereby affecting the population health. The prevailing part of the chemicals emitted by industrial enterprises have carcinogenic properties, which determines the need for a detailed study of this issue in order to assess the level of carcinogenic risk for further working out preventive measures. The article describes the analysis of the atmospheric air of an industrial region specializing in the oil industry. A hygienic assessment of the degree of atmospheric pollution was carried out on the basis of data taken from Rostekhnadzor of the Russian Federation. The calculation of the comparative carcinogenic hazard index was carried out according to the methodology presented in R 2.1.10.1920-04 “Guidelines for assessing the risk to public health when exposed to chemicals that pollute the environment.” The data of indicators for a 10-year period were studied. A total of 7928 indicators were calculated and studied. The analysis identified 10 prior pollutants belonging to the IARC classification of groups 1, 2A, 2B. The critical systems that are affected by the predominant part of these chemicals are the cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems. The analysis proved that the overall incidence and prevalence of malignant neoplasms (MN) over the study period in this area tends to increase. For the period from 2010 to 2017, MNs increased from 270.6 cases per 100,000 population to 370.6. The results obtained confirm that atmospheric air pollution with emissions from industrial areas that have carcinogenic properties increases the overall morbidity among the population of the given area, in particular, the risk of developing malignant neoplasms is high.