Review article
https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/23.4.3603
Effect of heavy metals on soil and crop pollution in Ukraine – a review
Oksana Sytar
; Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology and medicine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Natalija Taran
; Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology and medicine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Abstract
The presented review discusses current situation with heavy metal pollution in the various regions of Ukraine and
possible pollution of important crop. It is suggested that violent conflict of 2022 in Ukraine may cause development
of polluted areas with Pb, Ni, Cr, Cu. Especially such tendency is dangerous for Ukrainian regions with high level of
heavy metals level where is military conflict was in an active phase: Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kyiv, Lugansk, Sumy, Kharkiv,
Kherson, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odessa regions. The analysis of monitoring data related
heavy metals pollution has been described in regions of Ukraine. Current ccharacteristics of major crop production areas
in Ukraine regarding their possible yield production and presence of heavy metals in the soil are presented. Near 70%
of planted areas for major exported plants in the areas of conflict may be under additional increased effects of heavy
metals. The wheat, corn, barley, rapeseed, sunflower have been presented and discussed their cultivation potential as
major crops in Ukraine. It is recommended to use modern technologies of phytoremediation with use crop rotation of
plants hyperaccumulators of heavy metals at these areas afterword's.
Keywords
heavy metal pollution; phytoremediation; major crops; Ukraine
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288323
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Publication date:
21.12.2022.
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