The soils of the territories adjacent to the city of Rostov-on-Don are studied, characterized by a highly developed transport system. Agricultural land adjacent to the highway is often closed by forest strips. But, large areas of land are not protected by forest strips. A lot of lead accumulates in the soil of open agrocenoses. It is necessary to create forest belts around new highways

Keywords: soil, iead, mobile forms, gross content, forest melioration

The soils of the territories adjoining the waste pits of coal mines are investigated. In the soil, quantities of copper, zinc, nickel and lead were found, more than MPC. Excess of MPC for cadmium is not noted. The content of copper and nickel is 2-3 times higher than their permissible content in the soil, and this situation is observed throughout the study - up to 500 m. A slight excess of the maximum permissible concentration of zinc and lead was noted at a distance of 200-300 m from the waste. It is necessary to restore the territories after the removal of anthropogenic source - waste heaps.

Keywords: soil, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, cadmium, mobile forms, waste heaps