Abstract
Objective:To estimate the prevalence of diseases among the population depending on the length of residence in the zone of influence of technogenic factors of radioactive waste storage uranium-processing enterprise in Stepnogorsk.Material and Methods:The article presents the results of an observational epidemiological study on the impact of harmful factors of uranium mining enterprises on the health of the population living near radioactive waste storage facilities. The study covers 1,877 adults of both sexes. Group I primary (N=908) were represented by the population living in the villages of the Factory, Quartzite and Aksu, which are located in the surrounding area of the radioactive waste storage uranium-processing enterprises Hydrometallurgical plant of Stepnogorsk city and 972 constituting the control group.Results:The results revealed a high prevalence of chronic diseases in the population of the main group. Diseases of the circulatory system, respiratory diseases, diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue took the largest share in the structure of morbidity of the population of the main group. The pathology of the cardiovascular system, represented by essential arterial hypertension, as well as respiratory diseases, vertebrogenic lumbalgia and osteochondrosis, was the most characteristic for people living near radioactive waste storage facilities.Conclusion:Living conditions in the zone of influence of radioactive waste repositories determine the wide prevalence among the population of the main group living in the settlements of Zavodskoye and Aksu. The results of the study indicate an almost complete absence of healthy individuals living in the area. Diseases of cardiovascular, respiratory and musculoskeletal systems occupy the first rank places in the structure of disease prevalence among the population of the main group. Length of living near radioactive waste storage affect the formation and character of general somatic morbidity: increase the duration of life in the areas adjacent to the tailings, leading to increased incidence of chronic diseases.
Highlights
The study of the effects of low doses of ionizing radiation on biological objects continues to be a complex problem in the field of radiation biology
Group I primary (n=908) were represented by the population living in the villages of the Factory, Aksu and Quartzite, which are located in the surrounding area of the radioactive waste storage uraniumprocessing enterprises Hydrometallurgical plant of Stepnogorsk city
The calculation of extensive indicators in the study groups showed that in the structure of morbidity of the population of the main group, the largest proportion was occupied by diseases of the circulatory system (19.9%), respiratory diseases (16.3%), diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (15.3%) in the comparison group, respiratory diseases (19.5%) are in the first place, followed by diseases of the circulatory system (18.5%) and digestive diseases (11.5%)
Summary
The study of the effects of low doses of ionizing radiation on biological objects continues to be a complex problem in the field of radiation biology. The urgency of this problem is due to the increase in the number of people exposed to man-made radiation in small doses, this category of the population includes people living near the storage of radioactive waste of uranium production [1,2]. The risk of environmental problems and living conditions is high for public health. All of the above creates the need for scientific research, followed by systematic monitoring of the health of the population living in the area of radioactive waste storage
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