V monografii predstavlen obzor publikatsiy, posvyashchennyy voprosam obrazovaniya, nakopleniya i migratsii politsiklicheskikh aromaticheskikh uglevodorodov v pochvakh, metodam ikh izvlecheniya. Razrabotan i aprobirovan metod ekstraktsii benz(a)pirena iz pochv subkriticheskoy vodoy. Pokazany preimushchestva ispol'zovaniya dannogo metoda po sravneniyu so standartnymi metodami opredeleniya benz(a)pirena v pochvakh, osnovannymi na primenenii organicheskikh rastvoriteley. Rabota predstavlyaet interes dlya shirokogo kruga spetsialistov, rabotayushchikh v oblasti otsenki i okhrany okruzhayushchey sredy. The overview of publications dedicated to formation, accumulation and migration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils, methods of extraction were presented in the monography. The subcritical water extraction method of benz(a)pyrene from soil was developed and tested. The advantages of this method compared with standard methods of determining benz(a)pyrene in soil were shown. The monography is of interest for the specialists dealing with risk assessment and environmental protection.