REEDBED VEGETATION OF WATER RESERVOIRS OF THE SOUTH-BUZ ECOSYSTEM IN PHYTOREMEDICAL MEASURES

Abstract

The work examines the accumulation properties of aquatic vegetation in the lower reaches of the Southern Bug River and the Bug Estuary with respect to heavy metals and radionuclide pollutants. Particular attention is paid to filamentous algae of the genus Cladophora and higher aquatic plants of the genus Potamogeton, which are important components of the aquatic ecosystems of the region. The ability of plants to accumulate pollutants was assessed using biological absorption coefficients. It was found that for most metals, the coefficient values ​​exceed unity, which indicates the active accumulation of pollutants by aquatic vegetation. The results obtained confirm the increased level of technogenic pollution of the lower reaches of the Southern Bug River and the Bug Estuary with heavy metals.