ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN THE AIRPORT IMPACT AREA–CASE STUDY OF THE BORYSPIL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The paper presents the analysis of soil and phytomass contamination due to the functioning of air transport. The major issues revealed include extremely high level of soil contamination with petroleum products and an increased content of heavy metals both in soil and phytomass. The toxicity testing has demonstrated considerable pathogenic potential of soil from the airport area.