TERRITORIES RANKING OF BASHKORTOSTAN ON THE LEVEL OF FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAMINATION

The article presents results of many years research into the contamination of the environment with heavy metals in various regions of Bashkortostan — a region with a high concentration of industrial production, a developed agricultural complex, and peculiar climatic conditions.We studied the contamination by metals of the main types of foodstuffs for mass consumption (vegetables, meat, milk) produced in the region and making up a substantial part of public food basket of the Republic. Sanitaryhygienic, chemical-analytical and statistical research methods were used. The results of the research allowed to establish chemical elements background levels typical for animal and plant products obtained in specific natural areas with a certain environmental situation, as well as to propose a system for territories ranking by the degree of heavy metals accumulation in animal husbandry and crop production.