REPORT ON SAMPLES ANALYSIS FROM THE PALILULA FLOODED TERRITORY WITH PROPOSED MEASURES
24.03.2015

Institute of Public Health in Nis submitted on March 24 to the Municipality of Palilula the report on the analysis of the flooded territory samples. Based on the submitted request of Palilula administration, it was carried out the sampling of drinking water from individual facilities, water and land.

In assessing the impact on the environment and the health of the population, based on a single sample analysis performed at the time of the flooding of the territory, the expert team of the Institute estimates that there are no significant chemical contaminants that could, in a short period, endanger the environment. Regarding the health of the population in the flooded territory, there is a risk to human health in terms of the occurrence of intestinal infectious diseases through unhygienic water from flooded individual facilities, health food of insecured quality from flooded arable land and with contact. It is expected that the emergence of the increased number of rodents and pests and insects after the withdrawal of flood waters that could evoke a `vector-borne` diseases. The proposed measure is recommended that the population of the flooded areas to provide safe drinking water for drinking, food preparation and maintenance of personal and general hygiene. Water from individual facilities is not for usage for the above purposes. Agricultural crops from flooded areas should not be used for human consumption. After the withdrawal of floodwater, should be organized the implementation of DDD tasks on a flooded territory. Also it should be organized the implementation of hyper-disinfection of flooded water facilities and increased surveillance of infectious diseases in the flooded area, as well as health and educational work with the population in the flooded areas - it is stated in a report on the analysis of samples from the flooded territory of the Institute of Public Health.