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AGRICULTURE, AGROCHEMICAL, FEED PRODUCTION, AGROECOLOGY

PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL

Anar Ibraeva 1 , Zulfiya Bayazitova 2 , Aigul  Kurmanbayeva 2

1 Kokshetau University named after Shokan Ualikhanov; 2 Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University

doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/14 Admitted 23.07.2025 Published 15.10.2025

Abstract

In conditions of anthropogenic pollution of soils, the development of effective methods of their ecological rehabilitation aimed at restoring natural properties and increasing the stability of ecosystems becomes an urgent task. This paper examines the use of phytoremediation involving stress-resistant plant species in a closed landfill of solid household waste in the city of Kokshetau. Laboratory and field tests of ten crops selected according to the criteria of resistance to heavy metals, growth rate and ability to improve the structure of degraded soils were carried out. The most pronounced adaptive properties, high germination, intensive biomass formation and the formation of a developed root system were noted in meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis), barley (Hordeum vulgare), rapeseed (Brassica napus) and white mustard (Sinapis alba). Additionally, an assessment of phytotoxicity, bioavailability of pollutants, and dynamics of soil profile restoration is presented. Modern approaches to the integration of local plant species and biotechnologies into reclamation processes that reduce environmental risks are considered. The results obtained confirm the high efficiency of adapted crops as a tool for sustainable environmental management and contribute to the development of applied aspects of phytoremediation, applicable in the planning of environmental protection measures at landfills and industrial zones.

phytoremediation soil pollution heavy metals landfill sustainable plants ecological reclamation

01 Introduction

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[1]2025. PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL. Izdenister natigeler. 03-1(special) (Oct. 2025). DOI:https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/14.
(1)PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL. Izdenister natigeler 2025, No. 03-1(special). https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/14.
PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL. (2025). Izdenister Natigeler, 03-1(special). https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/14
PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL. Izdenister natigeler, [S. l.], n. 03-1(special), 2025. DOI: 10.37884/03-1-2025/14. Disponível em: https://kazvetjournal.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/1076. Acesso em: 15 sep. 2026.
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[1]“PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL”, Izdenister natigeler, no. 03-1, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.37884/03-1-2025/14.
“PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL”. Izdenister Natigeler, no. 03-1(special), Oct. 2025, https://doi.org/10.37884/03-1-2025/14.
“PHYTOREMEDIATION IN POLLUTED TERRITORIES USING RESISTANT PLANT VARIETIES: SOIL REHABILITATION EXPERIENCE AT THE KOKSHETAU MSW LANDFILL”. Izdenister natigeler, no. 03-1(special) (October 15, 2025). Accessed September 15, 2026. https://kazvetjournal.kaznaru.edu.kz/index.php/research/article/view/1076.
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