[Incidence of non-communicable diseases and health risks due to potable water quality]

Gig Sanit. 2011 Nov-Dec:(6):30-2.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Iron and fluorine concentrations and water mineralization and hardness, which exceeded the maximum allowable concentrations, were found to cause an increase in overall morbidity and morbidity from skeletal-and-muscular, urogenital, and digestive system involvement in the population of the Krasnoyarsk Region. A quantitative relationship were found between the concentrations of iron, the hardness and dry residue of water and the incidence rates of urogenital, skeletal-and-muscular and digestive diseases. The consumption of potable water contaminated with chloroform and methane tetrachloride presents unacceptable carcinogenic risks to the population of the Krasnoyarsk Region.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Digestive System Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Digestive System Diseases / etiology
  • Drinking Water / standards*
  • Female
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Female Urogenital Diseases / etiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Male Urogenital Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Male Urogenital Diseases / etiology
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / etiology
  • Public Health / standards*
  • Public Health / statistics & numerical data
  • Siberia / epidemiology
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity

Substances

  • Drinking Water
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical