Atmospheric air is one of the most important components of the biosphere that have a strong impact on human health. One of the most common and dangerous airborne pollutants for the population is benz(a)pyrene, which, in addition to its general toxic effect, also has pronounced mutagenic and carcinogenic effects. At the same time, there is currently insufficient data on the contamination of the air basin of Donbass cities with this xenobiotic, which makes it impossible to assess the degree of its danger to public health. The purpose of the study is a hygienic assessment of the characteristics of BP pollution of the atmospheric air of the cities of Donbass according to some indicators of its anthropogenic contamination of this component of the environment. Materials and methods. A study of the features of technogenic pollution of benz(a)pyrene in the air basin was conducted in eight of the largest cities of Donbass over a 36-year period (1985-2020). The materials for the study were the results of measurements carried out by employees of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, the State Committee for Hydrometeorology, the Central Geophysical Observatory and stationary atmospheric monitoring posts of industrial enterprises in the region. Results and discussion. Modern features of benz(a)pyrene pollution of the atmospheric air of Donbass cities have been studied in terms of indicators reflecting the levels and dynamics of contamination by this airborne pollutant in the air basin: the maximum annual atmospheric concentrations, the specific gravity of air basin analyses exceeding the hygienic standard for this xenobiotic and its average daily concentrations in the atmosphere during various periods of the year. Long-term (1985-2020) patterns of statics and dynamics of the phenomenon under study were obtained, groups of cities in the technogenic region with the maximum and minimum content of benz(a)pyrene in the atmospheric air were identified. Conclusion. The results of the work made it possible to establish the wave-like nature of the dynamics of the benz(a)pyrene content in the air basin of the cities of Donbass: it increased in the first half of the observation period and decreased in the second. Seasonal features of atmospheric concentrations of the aeropollutant under study have been established, consisting in their maximum values in the cold season and minimum in the warm season. Additional study of the problem of anthropogenic contamination of the atmosphere with benz(a)pyrene will make it possible to clarify priorities and, on this basis, adjust preventive measures to minimize its negative impact.