The assessment of heavy metals content in the soil and plant cover of Chernivtsi region

Abstract

The study of heavy metals in landscape complexes is an essential prerequisite for the development of geographical bases of environmental management. Irrational environmental management leads to a significant increase of heavy metals both in soils and in biomass. The soil and surface water have been significantly transformed; the groundwater level has been changed. Key words: landscape complex, ecological state, degree of transformation, landscape, biomass, heavy metals.