Assessment of Health Risk from Air Pollution for Industrial Cities of Russia: Methodological Overview. R. G. Aziev, MSU, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, Russia; and V. S. Den’ga and I. A. Pronina, International Institute of Risk Research, Eropkinsky Pereulok, Moscow, Russia
The paper presents an analysis of experience obtained from the case-studies organised by Harvard Institute for International Development in Russia and researches of other scientists. Making health risk assessments for Russian cities one should take into account the information available on emissions of most hazardous chemicals is incomplete, monitoring networks have been created only in a number of Russian cities (Cheliabinsk, Dzerzhinsk of Nizhniy Novgorod region), the data are kept locally without being transferred to the federal level; in most cases, laboratories of industrial enterprises implement monitoring for only several chemical compounds mainly in the air of sanitary zones. Suggestions have been made about applicability the national (U.S. EPA) and international (WHO) risk assessment methods to Russia conditions, and reliability of existing monitoring data for assessment of health risk from air pollutants, first of all: sulfur dioxide, suspended particles, benzene, dioxins. It is desirable to continue investigations concerning the analysis of health risks from other pollutants. Steps are being made for elaboration of health risk assessment methodology particularly for Russia.
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