Investigating the urban land pollution level according to the bioindicator properties of plants

Abstract

In this article, the bioindicator properties of Taraxacum officinale, a common plant in urban areas, are studied. The existence of a correlation between the environment and the content of heavy metals in plants determines the use of plants as indicators of natural and anthropogenic landscapes. The existence of a relationship between the amount of heavy metals in the environment and plants determines their use as indicators of pollution of natural and anthropogenic landscapes. Plant organisms are recognized as adequate bioindicators of environmental quality. It is T. officinale that is suitable for identification and has adequate response to changes in environmental conditions. As a bioindicator, plants in urban and industrial areas are used for biomonitoring. In our scientific research, the use of T. officinale species as a bioindicator of atmospheric and soil pollution was investigated for the first time in the conditions of Uzbekistan. In order to determine the accumulation of some heavy metals in the observation areas, the correlation of climate, soil and plant indicators was determined using mathematical analysis methods.