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The aim of the study was to evaluate the growth and development of three weed species (Chenopodium album, Amaranthus retroflexus, Matricaria perforata) in the soils with different copper content. The level of copper concentration in six soil samples coming from the vicinity of Copper Foundry GŁOGÓW ranged from 43 to 223 mg/kg of dry weight of soil. Seedlings obtained from seeds collected in the vicinity of Głogów and Poznań were grown in pots filled with soils which came from Głogów region. The experiments in greenhouse conditions showed a small influence of copper accumulated in soils on the growth and development of tested weeds irrespective of seeds’ origin.