Objective
Water has not been adequately investigated in this region, there are virtually no data on the impact of various adverse environmental factors (including radiation exposure) on the water ecosystem and the health of the population.
The project concerns the study of the quality of water sources in the region of the south-east Issyk-Kul Lake exposed to anthropogenic and technological pollution, the study of the health of the population using medico-demographical health indicators and the determination of relationships between water quality and human health with subsequent development of recommendations and health-improvement measures.
Under the project a comprehensive ecobiological investigation will be carried out of the quality of water sources (physico-chemical, toxicological, biological, virological studies), the radiation exposure profile as well as the state of health of the population in this region. Water quality bioindicators will be studied in relation to seasons, locality -specific altitudes and ecological loads.
The obtained results can be used to promote activities and collaboration with other states in the area of the assessment of environmental changes due to technogenic ( radiation ) exposure and their effects on health of people and in the area of the development of practical measures and recommendations for reducing negative impact of human activity on nature and on water in particular.
The results will be published in refereed journals of Europe and NIS. The work on the project will contribute to the promotion of contacts between the scientific communities of Central Asian, Central Eastern and Western European countries.
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4 DUBLIN
Ireland