The present investigation argues one of the most valued techniques in the history of the environment to achieve its recovery, phytoremediation, takes advantage of the ability of certain plants to accumulate, metabolize, volatilize or stabilize contaminants present in the soil. The objective of the study was to determine the accumulation levels of cadmium 4.0, 8.0, 12.0, 16.0, 20.0 ppm and lead 20.0, 40.0, 60.0, 80.0, 100.0 ppm by the stem of Cortaderia rudiuscula Stapf "cortadera", for this the biological material was collected in the district of Agallpampa, Otuzco, La Libertad; in an area free of mining activity. The experimental work was carried out in the laboratory of Environmental Genotoxicity of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, National University of Trujillo, having two systems, lead and cadmium respectively and two control group; Three repetitions were performed for each treat...