title: Methodology of hygienic standard-setting in the U.S.S.R.
abstract: This article describes basic principles, criteria and methods of hygienic standard-setting for different environmental factors. It deals with hygienic standards for chemical pollutants in atmospheric air, water and soil, for bacterial and viral contamination, as well as for physical environmental factors with regard to their respective specificity. The article demonstrates the necessity of further development of methodology.
authors.affiliation: A.N. Sysin Research Institute, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Sidorenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000592:standards*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D014586:USSR; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control