Hygienic assessment drinking water supply of population of the Smolensk region
The article shows the comprehensive assessment of the condition and prospects of the Smolensk Region drinking water supply carried out with the adjustment for the specific character of the man-made pollution and hydro chemical features of the regional water supply sources. The regional ground waters quality features were revealed and population health risk factors due to the drinking water quality were determined. The necessity of taking into account of a number of drinking water quality indicators in the justification of some measures aimed at the optimization of the water supply system was demonstrated.