Open AccessHealth Assessment in View of Environmental Quality in Krasnoyarsk Territory (Siberia, Russia)
Author(s) -
Natalia P. Koptseva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/721/1/012009
Subject(s) - environmental impact assessment , population , environmental planning , environmental pollution , environmental quality , environmental health , geography , population health , environmental resource management , environmental protection , socioeconomics , political science , environmental science , medicine , sociology , law
This article presents the results of comprehensive field studies carried out in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The objective of the research is to assess the impact of the environmental situation in the Krasnoyarsk Territory on its population’s health for expert analytical guidance in environmental management in the given region and to gain an objective picture of this assessment. Questionnaires were handed out that provided answers to 41 questions about environmental problems, including questions on assessing the impact of the environmental situation on the health of the Krasnoyarsk Territory population. The following data was obtained from 967 of these questionnaires: assessment of the impact of the environmental situation on the health of the Krasnoyarsk Territory population. The proportion of people who believe that the environmental situation has impacted their health adversely is 50.5%. The Krasnoyarsk Territory population is also convinced that air pollution is the most pressing environmental problem. The majority of respondents do not consider climate change or poor waste management to be the cause of the worsening environmental situation in the region that is leading to the deterioration of their health and that of their families.