Bioindication of soil fertility in Central Forest Steppe

The article presents an environmental assessment of agrochemical quality of Central Forest-steppe soils near pig farms of different capacities. To assess soils’ agrochemical quality we used results of bioindication research: the presence of plants-indicators of low soil agrochemical quality and the degree of dominance. To carry out an environmental impact assessment of the soil close to pig farms the following pig farms were selected in Kyiv Region: individual entrepreneur «Kedr» with a population of up to 3.000 heads a year (Barahty village, Vasyl’kivs’ki district); limited liability company «Agricultural company» «Fastivets’ke», named «Zelen’ka», with a population of 9.000 heads a year (Fastivets’ village, Fastivs’ki district); limited liability company «Nyva Pereiaslavschyny» with a population of 15.000 heads a year (Nova Orzhytsia village, Zghurivs’ki district). As a control plot there had been taken an area, located 3 km to South-East from Kodaky village, Vasyl’kivs’ki district. The conducted research shows the significant negative impact of pig farms on the environmental condition of surrounding areas and patterns of this influence. We found that bioindication is the informative method of detecting of anthropogenic impact on the environment, and pig farms needs improving their waste management technologies.