Contents:
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Brief overview of the interaction between human and environment
2.3. Impact of negative environmental factors on humans
2.3.1. Impact of negative technosphere factors
2.3.2. Impact of environmental factors on human health
2.4. Environmental protection
2.4.1. Brief description of global problems in modern world
2.4.2. Environment protection measures
2.1. Introduction
The study of man, his environment evolves constantly. Recently discovered scientific facts give rise to new views on the safety of human life and protection of the environment. These studies have a practical focus as well: protecting human life and making it more comfortable.
The twentieth and twenty-first century saw significant positive changes in the economy and power industry, an increase in industrial and agricultural production, labor productivity, power-to-weight ratio of people.
At the same time, however, there are new negative phenomena affecting the life-sustaining activity of people. With increasing industrial production, rising energy production, rapid development of chemical industry, metallurgy, transport, construction, there is an increase in emissions and discharge of harmful pollutants into the biosphere.
Intensification of agriculture, excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides with the aim of improving soil fertility and pest control led to negative consequences for the human and his environment.
The technosphere itself has become a source of danger. The humankind is facing an urgent task of creating an environment that is not only of quality, but
also safe. In this connection, it is important to know and identify hazards affecting the person, to develop ways and methods of minimizing or eliminating the causes of these hazards and the harm inflicted by them.