For citation: Babayev E.R., Movsumzade E.M., Mammadova P.Sh., Eyvazova I.M. Phytoextraction of heavy metals from oil contaminated soils of the Apsheron peninsula. <...> Эйвазова Эльбей Расим оглы Бабаев ( ) Лаборатория защитных присадок, Институт химии присадок им. акад. <...> Башкортостан, Российская Федерация, 453203 E-mail: eldarmm@yahoo.com Первин Шамхал кызы Маммадова Лаборатория присадок к смазочно-охлаждающим жидкостям, Институт химии присадок им. акад. <...> Азербайджан e-mail: pervinmammadova@mail.ru Ирада Малик кызы Эйвазова Лаборатория присадок к топливам, Институт химии присадок им. акад. <...> Mammadova, I.M. Eyvazova Elbei R. Babayev ( ) Laboratory of Protective Additives, Acad. A.M. Guliyev Institute of Chemistry of Additives of NAS of Azerbaijan, 2062, Boyukshor Highway, Baku, Az 1029, Azerbaijan Republic e-mail: elbeibabaev@yahoo.de ( ) Eldar M. Movsumzade Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, Kosmonavtov st., 1, Ufa, Rep. <...> Mammadova Laboratory of Additives to Cutting Fluids, Acad. A.M. Guliyev Institute of Chemistry of Additives of NAS of Azerbaijan, 2062, Boyukshor Highway, Baku, Az 1029, Azerbaijan Republic e-mail: pervinmammadova@mail.ru Irada M. Eyvazova Laboratory of Fuel Additives, Acad. A.M. Guliyev Institute of Chemistry of Additives of NAS of Azerbaijan, 2062, Boyukshor Highway, Baku, Az 1029, Azerbaijan Republic e-mail: irada.eyvazova@gmail.com PHYTOEXTRACTION OF HEAVY METALS FROM OIL CONTAMINATED SOILS OF THE APSHERON PENINSULA A method for remediation of soils contaminated with oil and heavy metals has been described. <...> It involves phytoextraction of heavy metals from soils by growing on them specifically selected species of higher terrestrial plants. <...> At the beginning of the 20th century 50% of all world's oil production accounted for Azerbaijan, the majority of which was mined in the Apsheron Peninsula. <...> In the world practice there are used different methods for cleaning up oil contaminated soils. <...> The method using combined metabolic potential of microorganisms and plants is accepted as perspective one. <...> It is possible to accelerate the process of degradation of soil contamination not only by sowing of specially selected plants, but also creation of conditions for their rapid growth and increasing the metabolic <...>