ASSESSMENT OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION BY PARTICULATE MATTER (PM10, PM2.5) AND RISK FOR HUMAN HEALTH CAUSED BY WAR ACTIONS

Abstract

The aim: To assess pollution level of ambient air (РМ10, РМ2.5), related to war actions on the territory of Kyiv city and the region for prioritization of medical and environmental problems hazard assessments for the human health. Materials and methods: Physical and chemical methods of analysis (РМ10, РМ2.5 – gas analyzers APDA–371, APDA-372 HORIBA); human health risk assessment; statistical data processing methods (StatSoft STATISTICA 10.0 portable, Microsoft® Excel 2019). Results: There were found unusually high average daily levels of ambient air pollution: РМ10 – in March (125.5 μg/m3) and August (99.3 μg/m3); РМ2.5 – in March (108.2 μg/m3), May (23.3 μg/m3), June (24.6 μg/m3) and August (27.1 μg/m3), which were primarily due to the conduct of active war actions and their consequences (fires, rocket attacks) and intensified in the spring-summer period adverse weather conditions. Possible social losses of the population in the form of additional deaths due to inhalation of PM10 and PM2.5, the maximum could be in the range of eight cases per 10,000 people to seven cases per 100 people. Conclusions: Conducted research can be used to assess the determination of damage and losses caused to the ambient air and the human health of Ukraine as a result of military actions; justification of the adaptation measures choice (environmental protection and preventive direction) and reducing health-related costs.