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The municipal environment total pollution and pollution of all of its components (atmosphere, water bodies, soils) by hazardouse matters lead to their accumulation in living organisms. According analysis, taking by Ukraine NAN (National Akademy of Science) Hydrobiology Institute,the municipal water bodies have high contents of anthropogenic origin toxicantes. Through trophic chains they get all organisms and cause to their death:

The Opechin lake

- in water plants - As, Ni;

- in fish - Pb, Cu, Ba.

The Vyrlitsya lake

- in water plants - Cd, Zn, Mo;

- in molluscs - Cd, As.

The Raiduzhne lake

- in water plants - Cd, Pb;

- in molluscs - Pb, Cd, As;

- in fish - Ag, As, Mn.

The Syne lake

- in water plants - V;

- in molluscs - Cu, Mo.

- in fish - As.

The Nivka 1 lake

- in water plants - As, Ba, Mn;

- in molluscs - Cu, Ba, Mn;

- in fish - Hg, Ni, Cr, Ba, Mn.

The Nivka 2 lake

-in water plants - Cu, Zn, Ni, Co, Cr, Ba, Mo, I, Mn.

The Dnipro river

- in water plants -Co, Cr;

- in molluscs - Mn;

- in fish - Pb, Zn.

Pollution negatively acts not only in case of emergency situations, and while systematic receipting in small doses, though this influence is usually mediated.

It is necessary to mark that vegetation, especially arboreal, filters and sterilizes air from pollution and some exciters of illnesses. It implements the functions of original biological filter. The plants ionize and purify atmosphere from dangerous gases and admixtures of industrial emissions and motor transport emissions, decrease influence of dangerous radiations and enrich the air basin by oxygen. Also they regulate a water balance and microclimate of the environment, protect a soil from erosion, protect and contribute to reproduction of urban fauna.

So, there is a straight connection between area and localization of green plantations and biological diversity. But because of, as marked above, the number of population increases, the recreation pressure increases at the green zones, that are the centres of animals species and vegetable groupments.

For example, in connection with Golosiyivskii forest using with recreation aims, several species of birds of prey are vanished and the number the others considerably decreased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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