Biotesting of Soil Contamination of Agricultural Land Prokhorovsky District of the Belgorod Region

Abstract

Belgorod Region is one of the main agro-industrial regions of Russia. The volume of production in the livestock sector in 2022 amounted to 203 billion rubles. Most often, livestock farms are located near agricultural land with plant crops, which increases the risk of contamination of the latter with various toxicants. The purpose of this work was to study and assess the contamination with heavy metal ions and toxic chemicals of the soils of agricultural lands and nearby reservoirs in the Prokhorovsky district of the Belgorod region. Watercress (Lepidium sativum) and crustaceans (Daphnia magna Straus) are bioindicators.

Keywords

• bioindication
• agricultural land
• <i>Lepidium sativum</i>
• <i>Daphnia magna Straus</i>
• water reservoir
• rural household