Аннотация:抽象的。 介绍了将植物监测理解为工业地区和自然系统高度转型地区的科学方向的概念程序和术语特征。 总结了植物指标特性的可能用途的方法、理论和实践方法,使它们成为有关顿巴斯以及世界其他工业地区自然环境状况的信息来源。关键词:环境监测、顿巴斯、生态系统转型、植物监测、污染评估、工业区、植物检验技术、顿涅茨克地区、植物指示、生态分析、植物生存策略。Abstract. The conceptual program and terminological features in theunderstanding of phytomonitoring as a scientific direction in industrial regionsand territories with a high degree of transformation of natural systems arepresented. Methodological, theoretical and practical approaches are summarizedfor the possible use of indicator properties of plants in such a way that they are aninformative source of information about the state of the natural environments ofDonbass, as well as other industrial regions around the world.