Environmental Monitoring Technologies for Improving Global Human Health

Effective environmental monitoring is essential for assessing ecological health and responding to emerging threats posed by human activity and climate change. As new anthropogenic factors continue to impact ecosystems, traditional monitoring methods must evolve to provide accurate, real-time data for decision-making. Advancements in monitoring technologies enable targeted interventions that consider regional characteristics, natural complexities, and varying levels of human impact. By developing an innovative monitoring system, society can enhance environmental safety, mitigate degradation, and implement sustainable practices that protect ecosystems for future generations. This approach ensures a proactive, data-driven response to environmental challenges, fostering long-term ecological balance and resilience. Environmental Monitoring Technologies for Improving Global Human Health summarizes, systematizes, and evaluates monitoring technologies to improve the environmental situation and ensure environmental safety. It considers regional characteristics, specifics of natural complexes, level of anthropogenic load, and more. Covering topics such as biomaterials, radioactive elements, and satellite data, this book is an excellent resource for nature conservationists, environmentalists, manufacturing specialists, scientists, professionals, researchers, scholars, academicians, and more.

Olga Pasko worked at the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Engineering School of Natural Resources, Department of Geology, Professor. Currently, she is Vice-Rector for Research at the National Open Institute St. Petersburg. She has work experience in the “Agrophysical Research Institute”, St. Petersburg as the head of the experimental research sector. Main responsibilities: management of profiles in the areas of “Land Management” (master's degree) and “Land management, cadastre and land monitoring” (postgraduate studies); preparation and implementation of accreditation for these specialities in 2016 and 2021; planning, organization and control of educational, educational and methodological work in the disciplines provided, taking into account the specifics of the contingent of students. Olga Anatolievna created some working curricula for the provided disciplines and management of their development by other teachers. She also conducted all types of training sessions, managing course and diploma projects and research work for bachelor's and masters. She is also known for her teaching experience at universities in Tomsk: National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Tomsk Agricultural Institute - a branch of the Novosibirsk Agrarian University. More than 200 publications have been published, including in journals included in the Scopus and WoS databases - 20. Hirsch Scopus Index - 4, WoS - 3, Hirsch RSCI - 10. Awarded with thanks from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Administration of the Tomsk Region, State Duma of the Tomsk Region, Administration of the Novosibirsk Region, Government of the Novosibirsk Region, Omsk State University, Tomsk State University, Tomsk Polytechnic University.

Nadezhda Anatolievna Lebedeva is a Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Cultural Studies and works at the Kherson State Agrarian University (Kherson, Ukraine) as the department head of Humanitarian Disciplines Chair, and International Personnel Academy (Kyiv, Ukraine), professor, and a full member of the Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio. She is the main editor of the international journal “Universum: Philology & Arts”, a reviewer and member of the editorial board of scientific collections of international conferences and scientific journals (“Journal of Social, Humanity, and Education”, “Journal of Sustainable Tourism and Entrepreneurship” Goodwood Publishing), the author of more than a hundred publications, including Scopus and WoS, has recommendations and certificates of honour for successful scientific activity). Experienced in project cinematography management and developed lecture courses in a foreign language for students of state administration. She is the author of more than 100 scientific works. The focus of her research is the cultural and social aspects of regional development. N. Lebedeva graduated from the Kherson State Pedagogical Institute in 1996. After graduating from the post-graduate course at the Kherson State University, became a lecturer at the History of World Culture and Literature Department of the Kherson State University. In June 2008 was enrolled in the doctoral program of the Interregional Academy of Personnel Management in Kyiv, 556 specializing in Cultural Studies. She was awarded the medal “For Civil Courage” of the Afghan Veterans' Ukrainian Union for the book “My Afghan” by Nikolay Vishnyak”. Participation in the creation of documentary films and scientific articles is marked by membership in the Eurasian Academy of Television and Radio (November 2012). The monograph “Cultural Aspect of Alexander Elagin's Creativeness” was awarded 1st place in scientific direction “Cultural Studies” in 2017 and became the winner of the competition for educational projects “Interclover - 2017” in the nomination - “Research Project”.