abstract: The aim of the research was to determine the content of lead and cadmium in the flesh and skin (washed and unwashed) of apples cv. Szampion. The research was carried out on fruits gathered in chosen orchards situated in towns of the province of Lublin: Góry Markuszowskie, Lublin, Łęczna, Puławy, Stryjno and Wola Sernicka. The lowest level of lead in apples was noticed in apple flesh – average of 0.285 g g-1 of fresh matter. In washed apple skin the Pb content ranged from 0.284 to 0.584 g g-1 of fresh matter. The unwashed skin of apples contained a higher concentration of Pb, even by 22, 29, and 29% compared to washed apple skin (in apples from Lublin, Stryjno and Góry Markuszowskie, respectively). The lowest level of cadmium in apples was noted in apple flesh – from 0.012 to 0.020 g g-1 of fresh matter. A higher concentration of Cd was observed in apple skin – average of 0.028 g g-1 of fresh matter. The most polluted by cadmium were apples produced in the orchards localized in Stryjno and Góry Markuszowskie, and by lead – apples from orchards in Łęczna, Wola Sernicka and Stryjno.