title: [Hygienic evaluation of the effect of petroleum hydrocarbons on the soils of megapolises].
abstract: The paper gives the results of studying the quantity of petroleum hydrocarbons in the Moscow soil, as well as the latter's hygienic evaluation by the changes in acidity (pH) and redox potential and by the sanitary state (the levels of Escherichia coli and viable helminthic eggs). The study has ascertained that the petroleum-polluted soils show changes in medium pH and redox conditions that determine the biological activity of the substances and the trend in their disintegration processes and revealed a relationship of thy sanitary state of Moscow soils to their level of petroleum hydrocarbons.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Rusakov
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Malysheva
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kriatov
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Doner'ian
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Tonkopiĭ
authors.forename: Zh E
authors.initials: ZhE
authors.lastname: Tarasova
authors.forename: N Iu
authors.initials: NIu
authors.lastname: Kartseva
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Kozlova
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities; D018876:Environmental Illness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000633:toxicity*; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D012987:Soil