Handbook of Bioremediation

1. Concept and types of bioremediation 2. The use of industrial and food crops for the rehabilitation of areas contaminated with metal(loid)s: Physiological and molecular mechanisms of tolerance 3. Mechanistic overview of metal tolerance in edible plants: A physiological and molecular perspective 4. Phytoextraction of heavy metals by weeds: Physiological and molecular intervention 5. Phytomanagement of As-contaminated matrix: Physiological and molecular B asses 6. Metallothionein-assisted phytoremediation of inorganic pollutants 7. Phytochelatins and their relationship with modulation of cadmium tolerance in plants 8. Role of glutathione in enhancing metal hyperaccumulation in plants 9. Thiol-dependent metal hyperaccumulation and tolerance in plants 10. Role of redox system in enhancement of phytoremediation capacity in plants 11. Role of reactive nitrogen species in enhancing metal/metalloid tolerance in plants: A basis of phytoremediation 12. The antioxidant defense system and bioremediation 13. Interplay between selenium and mineral elements to improve plant growth and development 14. Physiological basis of arsenic accumulation in aquatic plants 15. Alteration of plant physiology by the application of biochar for remediation of metals 16. Plant-microbe interaction: Relevance for phytoremediation of heavy metals 17. Molecular and cellular changes of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-plant interaction in cadmium contamination 18. Potential use of efficient resistant plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in biofertilization and phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soil 19. Ecological and physiological features of metal accumulation of halophytic plants on the White Sea coast 20. Role of secondary metabolites in salt and heavy metal stress mitigation by halophytic plants: An overview 21. Genetics of metal hyperaccumulation in plants 22. Gene regulation in halophytes in conferring salt tolerance 23. Recent advances toward exploiting medicinal plants as phytoremediators 24. Can plants be considered as phytoremediators for desalination of saline wastewater: A comprehensive review 25. Genomics in understanding bioremediation of inorganic pollutants 26. Genetic engineering of plants to tolerate toxic metals and metalloids 27. Metal-binding proteins and peptides in bioremediation and phytoremediation of heavy metals 28. Physiological and molecular basis of bioremediation of micropollutants 29. Plant enzymes in metabolism of organic pollutants 30. Alteration of plant physiology by the application of biochar for remediation of organic pollutants 31. Role of reactive nitrogen species in mitigating organic pollutant-induced plant damages 32. Antioxidant defense systems in bioremediation of organic pollutants 33. Role of glutathione in enhancing plant tolerance to organic pollutants 34. Physiological and molecular basis for remediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons 35. Physiological and molecular basis for remediation of pesticides 36. Environmental concerns associated with explosives (HMX, TNT, and RDX), heavy metals and metal(loid)s from shooting range soils: Prevailing issues, leading management practices, and future perspectives 37. Physiological and molecular basis of plants tolerance to linear halogenated hydrocarbons 38. Molecular basis of plant-microbe interaction in remediating organic pollutants 39. Microbial degradation of organic pollutants using indigenous bacterial strains 40. Molecular basis of plant-microbe interaction in remediating pesticides 41. Molecular and cellular changes of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-plant interaction in pesticide contamination 42. Biodegradation of explosives by transgenic plants 43. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): Characteristics, toxicity, phytoremediation, and use of transgenic plants for PCBs degradation 44. Remediation of organic pollutants by Brassica species 45. Bioremediation of organic contaminants based on biowaste composting practices 46.