Поиск адекватных биомаркеров для выявления влияния химических факторов на здоровье населения

Carried out was an assessment of the chemical load and prevalence of diseases in the territories of the Irkutsk region. Studied was the excretion of heavy metals (mercury, lead, copper, zinc, cadmium), iodine, formaldehyde with urine (examined were 780 children aged 5-14 years). Established was a significant interrelation between the health status and content of toxicants (the prevalence of bronchial asthma and formaldehyde, pathology of the thyroid gland and iodine, syndrome of autonomic dysfunction, and mercury). Mercury, iodine and formaldehyde were proposed as indicative indices for the regional information fund of the Irkutsk region.