10.24411/1728-323X-2019-12029

Ecology

DEPENDENCE OF HEAVY METALS CONTENT IN SYNANTHROPIC PLANTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF TECHNOGENIC POLLUTION OF SOILS: A CASE STUDY OF THE CITY OF ULYANOVSK

1. A. V. Markova, graduate student, "Ulyanovsk State University", This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;
2. S.B. Ermolaeva, Ph. D. (Biology), Associate Professor of the Department of Biology, Ecology and Nature Management,
3. Ulyanovsk State University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;
4. A. P. Goncharenko, postgraduate student, Ulyanovsk State University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Ulyanovsk, Russia

The results of many researchers’ work have shown the presence of a connection between the chemical composition of plants and the elemental composition of the medium. The plants under the influence of ecological and genetic factors are able to accumulate elements to different degrees [Ilyin, 2006]. In the conditions of technogenic pollution, the environmental factor becomes a priority. The objects of the study were the leaves that were found in the city of Ulyanovsk, and the synanthropic plant of Brom´ us growing on them. The studies have shown that the heaviest metal contaminated area is the Leninsky District. The Zasvijazhsky and Zheleznodorozhny Districts are less contaminated with heavy metals. The Zavolzhsky District is the youngest in terms of using the territory for industrial purposes and the pollution with heavy metals is the lowest here, relative to other areas of the city. The synanthropic plant of Brom´ us has a barrier function to cadmium, lead and zinc, and aluminum, cobalt, copper and nickel are able to accumulate and exhibit resistance to them.

environmental factors, heavy metals, synanthropic plants, barrier function, stability.

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