The human health risk assessment from contaminated air in the oil-producing areas (on the example of Novoshehminsky Region of the Republic of Tatarstan)

Abstract

© 2014 AENSI Publisher All rights reserved. Based on the analysis of the monitoring results the air quality evaluation is provided and the incidence level of oil-producing Novosheshminsky region of the Republic of Tatarstan during the period of 2005-2009. Despite the satisfactory air quality, there is the growth of a number of systemic and autoimmune diseases (blood, blood-forming organs diseases, cancer, the endocrine system diseases) among the district population. The calculated level of non-cancer inhalation risk to public health made 11.0 (extremely high) for children and 2.4 (average) for an adult. The exponential nature of the relationship between the blood diseases, blood-forming organs, autoimmune diseases spread among children and the value of non-cancer risk reflects the presence of the cumulative effect of exposure to low concentrations of pollutants in ambient air on the most vulnerable children of the population.