TERRITORIAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF GENERAL TOXIC INHALATION RISK TO CHILDREN''S HEALTH IN IZHEVSK
A comparative space-time analysis of general toxic inhalation risk to children's health and the potential timing of the toxic effect in view of the air pollution level in Izhevsk for the period of 2001-2012 were made. The starting materials were the reports on pollutant concentrations by the accredited test Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Udmurt Republic and the Udmurt Center for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. The data on the level of child morbidity were provided by statistical departments of urban children's clinics as a form #12. As a basis of calculation the methodology fixed in the “Guidelines for Human Health Risk Assessment from Environmental Chemicals” (P. 2.1.10.1920-04) was adopted. Despite the rapid growth of road traffic flows in Izhevsk, the average concentration of main gaseous pollutants in the past 10 years decreased and rarely exceeds the limit, with the exception of formaldehyde. Therefore, the probability of occurrence of adverse general toxic effects is also reduced. The situation remains tense in the city center, especially at intersections of major streets. Within the pediatric areas adjacent to the streets with heavy traffic of vehicles, the highest levels of respiratory diseases of the child population are recorded.