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The object of my study is the soil cover of the reference area near my house. Soil samples for heavy metal content were taken at a profile depth of 0-10 cm and at a profile depth of 30-40 cm. Monitoring observations on polluted lands include field surveys, laboratory analysis, mapping lands (soils), and a summary of the materials obtained. In my opinion, the greatest danger to the soils of suburban lands is represented by atmospheric dust and gas dumps of industrial enterprises, with which waste is transported over long distances. I chose this topic because of the presence of active sources of p0llution and the nature of the structure of the surrounding soil cover. Considering the close relationship between the direction of the wind and the range of dust and gas transport before sampling, the direction of the prevailing winds in the area is specified at the nearest weather station. I used the azimuth method to determine sampling points. To identify patterns of horizontal and vertical migration of heavy metals, I chose key sites of the monitoring network that were located on flat, transit accumulative zones of slopes as well as floodplains on soils of different grain size. In this regard, the question arose about the organization of special observations of the state of the environment and its anthropogenic changes in order to assess, predict and timely warn about possible adverse effects, i.e. on the introduction of a permanent surveillance monitoring service
