Priority risk factors of drinking water and the related with it economical loss

Abstract

The inadequate water quality of utility and drinking water supply system has been shown to be able to contribute to the additional cases of mortality (approx. 11,0 thousand cases) and morbidity (over 2900 thousand cases) and be the second most important environmental factor. Elevated levels of arsenic, copper, cadmium, organochlorine compounds, nitrates, nitrites and other detrimental impurities can give rise the development of adverse effects on skin and subcutaneous tissue; musculoskeletal system and connective tissue; blood, hematopoietic organs and separate disorders involving the immunity mechanism; urogenital, nervous, endocrine systems, blood circulatory system, digestive organs, both in the population of adults and children. The list of priority risk factors incoming with drinking water and forming negative tendencies of the health state of the population of the Russian Federation changes insignificantly over time. The economic loss due to the negative influence of the priority factors of drinking water pollution on the population’s health accounted for over 50 billion rubles in 2014.