Distribution of roots of Betula pendula Roth. in soil profile in conditions of metallic pollution of Sterlitamak industrial centre

In the work materials on distribution of thin absorbing, spending roots of Betula pendula Roth. both in the conditions of polymetallic pollution of Sterlitamak industrial centre and in a conditional control zone are presented. It is established that in the pollution conditions at the depth of 0-10 cm there is a decrease in absorbing roots in comparison with the control.