Environmental risks associated with human agricultural activity

One of the important factors influencing environment is agro-industrial production, mainly agriculture, which most characterized by physical and agrochemical degradation soil cover Ukraine, expressed in loss humus essential nutrients. The threatening process humus, content over past 20 years has decreased an average 0.22% absolute terms, balance negative. phosphorus-potassium regime soils deteriorates every year. In absence almost complete liming soils, area acid increases annually, currently amounts to 9.5 million hectares. addition, article focuses on risks arising from human agricultural activities — use chemicals fertilize crops, protect crops weeds, pests diseases contain toxic substances that adversely affect agroecosystem, eventually trophic chains enter body cause various diseases. significant environmental regions were exposed radionuclide pollution as a result Chernobyl accident, contamination forest gifts with radionuclides. Large livestock complexes are objects increased danger. As violation technology keeping animals storing waste (manure, liquid secretions) nitrogen, phosphorus other nutrients get into surface waters, pollute them damage wetlands coastal ecosystems. addition industrial rural population also grows mostly fruits vegetables their own plots for needs. There many residential areas pose risks, namely: high density domestic poultry small farms, causes violations them, manure storage technology, growing crops; inconsistency placement farm buildings land; system fertilization protection factors, sources drinking water territory personal households have been identified: toilets, manures, compost pits, barns, garbage dumps, located close proximity supply source, does not meet minimum sanitary breaks buildings.