In the article, research materials on studying of influence of atmospheric emissions of the city industry and the power stations on health of adult population in Kirov have been given. It has been established that in the districts of distribution of industrial enterprises and power stations and on the territories influenced by their atmospheric emissions, a statistically significant high level of prevalence of illnesses of the circulation system, respiratory organs, skin and skin structure, genitourinary system, neoplasms has been registered in comparison with the control district (p < 0.05). A statistically significant (p < 0.05) increase in the death rates from illnesses of the circulation system, the respiratory organs, malignant neoplasms has been detected. Among the controlled atmospheric air pollutants on the studied territory, the leading etiological and pathogenic factor was the power stations’ flying ash dust.

Results of a pilot experiment on studying of biological effect of dust of non-ferrous metals processing production as the least studied pollutant of conglomerations’ atmospheric air have been presented. The experiment was conducted with use of 30 outbread white rats. The studied dust was administered in the experimental animals by the intratracheal way in the dose 6.25 mg per 1.0 ml of on exposition 6 months. The animals of the control group were administered equivalent quantity of normal saline solution. It has been established that biological effect of the dust which was a part of the atmospheric emissions of the non-ferrous metals processing enterprise during chronic influence in small doses, along with the resorptive-toxic effect, was characterized by activation of processes of free radical oxidation, destabilization of the system of antioxidant protection and formation of immunop-athological processes.