| dc.description.abstract | The problem of environmental pollution by heavy metals is one of the most important
problems of our time and the near future. Compounds of these elements are characterized by high
toxicity, mobility and ability to bioaccumulate, which is dangerous not only for humans, but also for all
living things on Earth. Groundwater circulation is the main mechanism for transferring chemicals into
the environment, and therefore, the main way of influencing the human body. At the same time, the
features of the chemical composition of groundwater (excess or deficiency of trace elements) are a
determining factor in the occurrence of a certain type of disease (with food, a person receives only part of
the essential trace elements, the rest comes with drinking water).
The human body is 80% composed of water, so the chemical composition of the water consumed is
decisive for its health: deterioration of water quality causes the occurrence of diseases, the development
of diseases, and a reduction in life expectancy.
As a result of the conducted research, the authors obtained data on the content of heavy metals, the
patterns of their distribution and the forms of their presence in water resources of rural areas under
anthropogenic load. In this regard, the level of environmentally dependent diseases of the population in
our country increases every year, which requires mandatory and constant environmental and medical
monitoring. Our results of ecological and geochemical research made it possible to assess the level of
pollution of heavy metals, to identify territories with their anomalous values, as well as to identify their
impact on the environment and humans and to propose measures to reduce the content of pollutants,
protect and rehabilitate components of the natural environment. Thus, heavy metals that can be found in
your drinking water are very harmful to your health. Their long-term effect on the human body can lead
to the development of cancer, damage to organs, the nervous system, and in extreme cases, to death.
Therefore, biogeohydrochemical processes in the human body, associated with the consumption of
water of a certain qualitative composition, determine the state of its health and currently and in the future
require comprehensive study. | uk_UA |
