The Impact of Air Pollution on Public Health in the Siberian Federal District

Air pollution has a negative impact on public health, therefore, it poses a threat to national economic security. The purpose of this work is to study the problem of air pollution in the Siberian Federal District, to analyze its impact on public health and to propose possible solutions. To do this, the following tasks were solved: firstly, the sources, degree of danger and the main consequences of the impact of air pollution on public health were considered; secondly, the specifics of the ecosystem of the Siberian Federal District and the economic situation of the region were studied in order to identify the factors economy’s influencing on the environment; thirdly, an analysis of the impact of air pollution on human health was made based on statistical indicators and some measures were proposed to solve this problem. Research methods such as synthesis, comparison, systems approach and econometric analysis were used to solve the tasks set. It is concluded that air pollution leads to deterioration of health, appearing itself through an increase in mortality. Some measures have been proposed to improve the situation: to reduce the volume of emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere and maintain public health, it is necessary to introduce energy-saving technologies into production, to develop modern systems for capturing atmospheric pollution and monitoring the state of the atmosphere, to develop and maintain civil responsibility and initiative in order to preserve the environment, as well as improving legal norms in legislation relating to the protection of atmospheric air.

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