ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH CAUSED BY SURFACE WATER POLLUTION

Abstract

The problem of surface water pollution is very relevant in all countries of the world. The usage of low-quality water bodies for public needs leads to the emergence of microbiological diseases in vacationers, which makes it important to conduct a study to determine the impact of surface water pollution for recreational purposes on the health of Kharkiv residents. The aim of the article is to improve the management of decision-making in the sector of surface water conservation by applying a new method of economic risk assessment for social health as a result of recreational water use. The paper investigates the impact of surface water pollution on public health, analyzes the state of infectious disease in the Kharkiv region. Based on the analysis of modern methodological approaches to socio-economic assessment of the impact of environmental pollution, the paper presents a new method of economic risk assessment for health at the current level of surface water pollution, which represents the scientific novelty of the work. The paper provides an economic assessment of the risk to social health due to surface water pollution for recreational purposes in Kharkiv, which is of practical importance for making management decisions in the field of surface water protection.