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Environmental and Occupational Health Effects of
Potassium Industry. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, March 2009, Pages: 108
Environmental problems associated with
the 'Belaruskalij' potassium industry (Soligorsk,
Belarus) are mainly solid waste, land subsidence,
salinisation of soils, surface and underground
waters due to mining, and damages to nearby
vegetation and buildings due to air pollution from
its refinery plants.
As for occupational health of workers from the
industry, main problems are associated with dust,
vibration and noise pollution. Comparative analysis
of health of workers involved in the 'Belaruskalij'
industry and workers from all collective farms in
the Soligorsk region (as a control group) was
carried out on a base of clinic data for 1984-1995.
To minimize harmful effects arising from the
industry, an integrated approach, including
economic, policy and educational measures, is
required.
Since the NSEM (National System of Environmental
Monitoring program is currently running in Belarus
(collection of ecological information during 1995-
2005), data, collected and analysed in this thesis,
are important and can be included in general data
net of the republic.
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