THE IMPACT OF SOIL POLLUTION ON ORGANISM HOMEOSTASIS (A synthesis article)
Aurelia CRIVOI, Iurie BACALOV, Elena CHIRIȚA, Adriana DRUȚA, Universitatea de Stat din Moldova
Abstract
The quality of the soil in residential areas is of significant importance for public health. Over the past few
decades, intensive degradation of land resources has been recorded as a result of improper management, large-scale deforestation, pollution with toxic substances, and waste. This has led to an increase in soil pollution
with pathogens, which has negatively affected public health. As a result, in areas where soil contamination has
increased, there has been a rise in morbidity related to acute diarrheal diseases and parasitic infections. The
quality and fertility of soils have been severely affected by large-scale, ecologically unsustainable agricultural
practices, based on intensive technologies with excessive use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides.
The intense exploitation of nature directly leads to the degradation of its components. Therefore, environmental
degradation is always accompanied by the emergence of various factors that have a negative impact on flora,
fauna, and, in response, on humans.
Keywords: health, human organism, environmental pollution, soil, excess, chemical elements, pesticides.
