INFLUENCE OF HEAVY METALS ON ANATOMIC STRUCTURE OF LEAVES OF THE JUNIPER

It is shown that process of environmental enhancement is carried out due to self-clarification, by using the adsorptive properties of leaves of the woody plants, capable to absorb exhaust gases of motor transport, industrial production, dust and vapors from air. The aim of this work is to define the variability of morphological, anatomical and physiological features and the development of adaptation mechanisms of juniper leaves in various ecological conditions. To realize this goal, the experimentwas conducted in laboratory conditions, and the influence of heavy metals on biometric and structural changes of juniper leaves, depending on conditions of their growth is discovered. The estimation of the anatomic changes in juniper leaves is definedand given depending on types of heavy metals.