THE ECOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE CITY OF DZERZHINSK ON THE DEGREE OF SOIL POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS
The article considers the problems of the ecological state of the city of Dzerzhinsk in terms of the degree of soil cover contamination. The pollution indicator was a soil cover, which is the only informative environment that accumulates pollution for many years and, accordingly, one of the best indicators of environmental pollution. According to the contamination of the soil cover, various zones were identified in accordance with the classification by the prevailing ecological and geochemical situation. On the basis of these data, maps of soil cover contamination were compiled and the ranking of the territory was carried out according to the degree of danger and the prevailing ecological and geochemical situation. Mapping of pollution and distribution of heavy metals in soils allows us to demonstrate the current situation and to rank the area under study according to the degree of danger to human life.