INCIDENCE PARTICULARITIES OF METHEMOGLOBINEMIA CASES IN BACĂU COUNTY DURING 2000 – 2005 PERIOD
Journal Title: Present Environment and Sustainable Development - Year 2008, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The methemoglobinemy annual monitoring within the National Communitarian Health Program represented the support of the descriptive epidemiologic study of the medical cases in Bacau county, in 2000-2005 period,compared to former periods of time and to other Moldavian territories (Romania).On a decreased incidence background in the Romanian Eastern part of the territory,Bacau county maintains an incidence level of 2.0-5.3‰, with a slightly increased(and sometimes constant) tendency in Moldavia. The total of 161 cases registered in Bacau County, in 2000–2005 period, represents 19.1% of the cases in Moldavia.With descriptive aspects regularly met in cases of methemoglobinemy regarding gender, age, child’s alimentation, over half of them were produced because of exposure to nitrates quantity in water over 101 mg/dm determined by inadequate hygienic conditions of the fountains. The territorial distribution of the cases outlines the risk areas of the county, indicating, at the same time, the measures of the primary prophylaxis that must be taken. The actual documentation of the prevention strategy is still in deficit (the relation between the location of the fountains and the local relief, the hydrogeologic conditions, the actual geomorphologic processes, the spatial dwelling structure and the land use being completely ignored). The remedy, with a long term profit, consists of interdisciplinary actions, implying the fundamental and applied geographical research.
Authors and Affiliations
Mihaela Popescu, Marieta Vasilov, Irina Ungureanu
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP97246
- DOI -
- Views 86
- Downloads 0
THE IMPACT OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE RISKS ON CEREAL CROPS PRODUCTIVITY
Increase the intensity and frequency of the weather and climate risks contribute to compromised harvests in recent decades. Analysis of financial losses indicates that in 2007 and 2012 substantial values were reached. In...
EVALUATION OF THERMAL COMFORT DEGREE IN CANICULAR DAYS - RECORD FOR THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA’S TERRITORY
It is well known that in order to remove excess heat in an environment, a temperature lower than body temperature, i.e. less than 37 0C is needed. If such modalities of heat removal do not exist, the organism would be ov...
ABOUT THE HYDROGEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE URBAN AREAS Structural aspects and aspects of the spatial distribution.Estimation possibilities
Souvent surévalué, le potentiel naturel est abordé généralement d’une manière utilitariste, comme réserve non-systémique, toujours exploitable, dans toutes conditions et dans des quantités imposées par le niveau de la de...
THE CYCLE OF ANTHROPIC RURAL LANDSCAPE IN GIURGEU DEPRESSION. SPATIAL-TEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS
Economic and cultural development as well as communications led to expansion of relations between individuals and social groups, strengthening the consciousness of unity and common destiny, without diminishing the zonal/...