[Hygienic evaluation of health risk for Ufa city residents under exposure to heavy metals].

The article deals with results of evaluated metals intake by residents of Ufa - major industrial city. Findings are that in absence of occupational exposure to heavy metal salts human health becomes more vulnerable to ecologic influence. Main sources of heavy metals intake by humans are foods providing over 90% of daily dose of the metals. Higher level of lead, chromium, nickel and lower level of zinc in biologic materials of Ufa residents could result from character and degree of foods contamination.