Texts of lectures / with . -Petersburg: University GA , 2010 - 169s. Published in accordance with the program of the discipline "Ecology" . Materials of general scientific nature and descriptions of the ecological state of certain regions of Russia are presented . The lecture material is divided into two parts: "General ecology" and "Environmental problems of environmental pollution under the influence of human activity" .. The first part deals with the issues of general ecology, namely the levels of biological organization of organisms in various environments (air, water, soil, etc.) ), systems of organisms and biota of our planet, the main environmental factors and their classification, as well as other problematic issues of ecology as a science The second part highlights the impact of human activities on the environment (the impact of industry, agriculture, various modes of transport, etc.) ). Attention is also paid to problematic issues related to changes in the climate regime and possible violations of the ecological balance on planet Earth. The latter is very important, because, regardless of human activity, and, for example, as a result of changes in the activity of the Sun, many species of living organisms disappeared and disappear. Designed for students of all faculties of all specializations in the study of general and industrial ecology . IL. 5, tab. 15, Bibl. 7 names.