Keyword: «anthropogenic pollution»

The study of the effects of man accumulation of heavy metals and anthropogenic pollution of the natural environment today has gained the great importance to the health and safety of the population. Emissions coming from industrial enterprises have the powerful technogenic impact on the surrounding natural complexes of the steppe zone, causing the disruption of the natural development of ecosystems. Plants, as producers, constitute the main level in the food chain of any biocenosis. Accumulation of heavy metals in vegetable organisms leads to their accumulation in the food chain and can cause severe diseases of humans and animals.