[Role of children physical development in radiation hygienic monitoring system].

The article deals with longstanding work on studies of physical development parameters among preschoolers aged 4-7 and dwelling on territories near to objects with potential radiation danger, also on radiation-connected anxiety in parents of the examined children. The stated objects when exploited in normal mode were proved to cause no influence on the children's development. Social and economical factors appeared to play leading role in developmental parameters formation. Increased level of radiation-connected anxiety in parents of the children examined appeared to be out of proportion to real favorable radiation background of the territories examined.

[Medical and hygienic aspects of instrumental supervision system over nuclear materials and radioactive substances transport on Russian Federation territory].

Hygienic evaluation of radiation situation in operation of mobile and stationery elements within a project of national system for instrumental supervision over nuclear materials and radioactive substances transport, created with a Global initiative against nuclear terrorism. Levels of exposure to ionizing radiation of the screening complexes appeared to match requirements on radiation safety for service personnel and general population.

[Research on radiation hygiene problems].

The author presents brief historical reference on research in radiation hygiene problems, initiated by scientists in Central Institute for Occupational hygiene and Preventive hygiene (now--Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Institute of Occupational Health" with Russian Academy of Medical Sciences).

[Complex hygienic evaluation of territory in running the objects with radiation jeopardy].

Complex hygienic evaluation of observation zone territory in long-standing running an object with radiation jeopardy revealed that radionuclides and heavy metals content of soil, surface water basins and ambient air is the same as background levels in reference territories. The authors point out possible use of the obtained values as reference levels for ecologic control in similar territories.

[Micronuclear test evaluating cytogenetic effects of occupational radiation in low doses].

The authors compared cytogenetic injuries level among "Radon" staffers subjected and not subjected to occupational radiation. Both groups compared demonstrated no reliable differences in spontaneous frequency of micronuclear cells. Micronuclear analysis showed no dependence of the injuried cells level on duration of work with radioactive substances and on doses of occupational radiation. Finding was significant increase in lymphocytes radiosensitivity in individuals subjected to occupational radiation. This group appeared to contain the staffers with micronuclear cells share more than 2 times exceeding average values.

[Work and health status of workers of shoe manufacturing industries]. / Trud i sostoianie zdorov'ia rabotaiushchikh na obuvnykh proizvodstvakh.

According to work conditions, severity and intensity, the main shoe-making occupations are assigned to III class of I-II jeopardy grade. If new technology applied, the work is assigned to I-II jeopardy class, being optimal--allowable. Increased mortality with liver cancer and lympholeucosis was revealed among workers contacting chloroprene.