NONCARCINOGENIC RISKS AND CONTEMPORARY TECHNOGENESIS

The paper presents the results of a sociological study of the specific influence of adverse effects of man-caused environmental pollution on human health. The study involved residents of the territory, located 2 km from a large chemical enterprise. This company is engaged in the production of polymers and copolymers of ethylene. The study involved an adult working population. The results of an assessment of the non-carcinogenic risk of different levels of air and water pollution for the health of the population living in the study area are presented. In particular, an assessment of the non-carcinogenic risk of chronic inhalation exposure, as well as the oral intake of various pollutants into the human body was conducted. Values of risk factors of non-carcinogenic risks from exposure to pollutants from water through dermal contact and oral intake are presented. The data obtained do not exceed the maximum risk levels for the development of chronic pathological effects [1]. The results of calculations of hazard indices indicating the likelihood of developing chronic effects from the cardiovascular system, the blood system, the immune system, respiratory organs, and the central nervous system are presented. The values of hazard indices for combined effects of compounds on organs or systems (the reproductive system, the processes of the development of the organism, the central nervous system, the liver, the kidneys, the eyes, the hormonal system) do not exceed the permissible levels [2]. The definition of the risk assessment was based on the guidelines for assessing the health risks of the population exposed to the environmental chemical pollution. Keywords: Non-carcinogenic risk, sociological research, technogenic pollution, petrochemical enterprise, risk assessment, technogenesis