[Efficiency of biotesting as a rapid method for assessing the hazard of environment pollution to human health].

The paper provides the results of studies, which lend support to the efficiency of rapid biotesting methods in the estimation of hazards to human health.

[Basic hygiene of organizing the systems of household and drinkable water supplies in Middle Urals].

The authors suggest a methodology of decision making in organization of centralized household and drinkable water supplies, with consideration of local peculiarities.

[Dynamic morbidity of children as a evaluation criterion for renovation of aluminum manufacturing industries].

Negative pollution effects from atmospheric discharges by aluminium facilities exerted on population health can be traced by the parameters of the reproductive function in women, physical development of newborns, general and differential morbidity of children aged below one year as well as by anthropometric signs in birth, morbidity of children and adults, mortality, including due to oncology. The introduction of modern technologies including the preliminarily fire anode treatment and the use of highly effective methods of purification of industrial wastes cut the concentration (in atmospheric air) of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride and of solid fluorides as well as of aluminium to maximum permissible concentration; it also essentially reduced the content of benzapilene. A better atmospheric air observed yet in the course of renovation contributed to a lower morbidity of children, aged below one year, as well as to the prevalence of diseases affecting the eyes, respiratory and digestive organs, skin and subcutaneous cellular tissue; it also cuts the number of congenital anomalies versus the data obtained in a neighboring district.