EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF SPATIAL ANALYSIS METHODS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE EVIDENCE BASE OF HARMFUL HEALTH

Abstract

The application of the method of spatial analysis in the system of evidence of harm to health when exposed to the waste of past economic activities of the DWMC on the health of the population made it possible to identify the presence of reliable dependencies both for the adult (p < 0.04) and for the children (p < 0.02) of the population of Zakamensk , between the prevalence of the primary incidence of the population in terms of turnover and the remoteness of the population's places of residence to the waste storage sites. The incidence of the population of Zakamensk, living at a distance of 50 to 500 m from the storage sites of DWMC waste, was 1.07–2.58 times higher than in the zone remote from the tailing dams at a distance of more than 500 m, according to the whole list of disease classes. As a result of the research, it was concluded that the methods of spatial analysis can be used to form the evidence base for harm to health.