RESEARCH PAPER
Selected aspects of integrated environmental management
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University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Republic of Slovakia
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Department of the Environment, Veterinary Legislation and Economy, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Republic of Slovakia
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University Hospital L. Pasteur Kosice, I. Internal Clinic, Kosice, Republic of Slovakia
Corresponding author
Terézia Pošiváková
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Komenského 73, 04181 Košice, Slovak Republic
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Komenského 73, 04181 Košice, Slovak Republic
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2018;25(3):403-408
KEYWORDS
environmentenvironmental managementagriculturelife cycle assessmentindustrysustainabilitysocial factors
TOPICS
Biological agents posing occupational risk in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry and diseases caused by these agents (zoonoses, allergic and immunotoxic diseases)Health effects of chemical pollutants in agricultural areas , including occupational and non-occupational effects of agricultural chemicals (pesticides, fertilizers) and effects of industrial disposal (heavy metals, sulphur, etc.) contaminating the atmosphere, soil and waterExposure to physical hazards associated with the use of machinery in agriculture and forestry: noise, vibration, dustPrevention of occupational diseases in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industryWork-related accidents and injuries in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry: incidence, causes, social aspects and preventionState of the health of rural communities depending on various factors: social factors, accessibility of medical care, etc.
ABSTRACT
Current trends in environmental care are characterised by the principles of comprehensiveness, integration, interdisciplinarity and transregionality. It is in this spirit that the methodological, legislative and economic instruments develop, and this whole trend is referred to using the term ‘environmental management’. Environmental management constitutes a set of technical instruments and methods for managing the environment, based upon an identification of the environmental aspects of products, activities and services of any type of organisation, with the aim to adopt and implement effective
proactive measures to reduce their negative impact on the environment. These measures, along with their level, relate to an organisation’s possibilities, the market’s pressure on it, and primarily with the organisation’s management’s awareness, maturity and ability to anticipate the introduction of stricter requirements. Environmental management, in the industrial production and service sectors, is one of the the most effective instruments for achieving the priority goal, which is to minimise the negative impact of production activities on the individual elements of the environment as part of the global trend of
reducing the negative impact of human activity on the environment. The objective of this article is to indicate possibilities to improve the environment through the basic principles and techniques of integrated environmental management.
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