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This title discusses various effects of heavy metal exposure to legumes as well as the bioremediation potential of rhizosphere microbes. Availability of heavy metals, their uptake and the effects of metals on germination and various physiological functions of plants including legumes are presented. Furthermore, the effects of heavy metals to nitrogen fixing microorganisms and how microsymbionts can overcome metal stress is presented in detail. The influence of glutathione on the tolerance of Rhizobium leguminosarum to cadmium is discussed. The role of nitrogen fixers in decontamination of heavy metal toxicity, mycoremediation of metal contaminated soils, microbially mediated transformation of heavy metals and action of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and nitrogen fixers together in detoxifying heavy metals are broadly explained. This volume is a useful tool for scientists, policy makers and progressive legume growers intending to develop safe and healthy legumes for future generations.

Environmental toxicology. --- Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects. --- Heavy metals -- Toxicology. --- Legumes. --- Heavy metals --- Legumes --- Bioremediation --- Environmental Remediation --- Vegetables --- Waste Management --- Angiosperms --- Environmental Pollutants --- Elements --- Metals --- Toxic Actions --- Embryophyta --- Inorganic Chemicals --- Sanitary Engineering --- Food --- Environmental Pollution --- Streptophyta --- Food and Beverages --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Public Health --- Chemical Actions and Uses --- Sanitation --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Viridiplantae --- Environment and Public Health --- Plants --- Health Care --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Biodegradation, Environmental --- Fabaceae --- Metals, Heavy --- Soil Pollutants --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Ecology --- Plant Physiology --- Environmental Engineering --- Environmental aspects --- Toxicology --- Bioremediation. --- Effect of heavy metals on. --- Toxicology. --- Environmental biotechnology --- Bean family (Plants) --- Faboideae --- Leguminosae --- Lotoideae --- Papilionaceae --- Papilionatae --- Papilionoideae --- Pea family (Plants) --- Pulse crops --- Pulse family (Plants) --- Life sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Applied ecology. --- Microbiology. --- Life Sciences. --- Applied Ecology. --- Biodegradation --- Pollution --- Rosales --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Microbial biology --- Biology --- Microorganisms --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation

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The first part of Volume 9 will supply the readers with up-to-date information concerning the necessary theoretical background, both concerning removal of heavy metals from the contaminated environment, and removal, detoxication and even degradation of toxic organic contaminants. Until recently phytoremediation has been discussed mostly in monographs dealing with microbiological remediation methods as a separate chapter, just to illustrate an additional possibility of use of biological systems. This book intends to show especially the importance of cooperation between plant and microorganisms, there is practically no phytoremediation without rhizoremediation. Newest approaches based on methods of molecular biology and genetic engineering are described, as well as plant science achievements. The great advantage of this volume is that the reader will find here in addition to a survey of published data also a lot of original findings, thus supplying an up-to-date review of this quickly developing field of science.

Bioremediation --- Biotechnology --- Phytoremediation --- Pollution --- Biodegradation, Environmental --- Soil Pollutants --- Natural Attenuation, Pollution --- Environmental Biodegradation --- Pollution Natural Attenuation --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Vegetation-based remediation --- Vegetative bioremediation --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Environmental biotechnology --- Biodegradation --- metabolism --- Environmental aspects --- Phytoremediation. --- Bioremediation. --- Pollution. --- Biotechnology. --- Noise control. --- Life sciences. --- Ecology. --- Microbial ecology. --- Biochemistry. --- Molecular ecology. --- Noise Control. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Plant Biochemistry. --- Molecular Ecology. --- Ecology --- Molecular biology --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Microbiology --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Noise prevention --- Acoustical engineering --- Noise --- Molecular aspects --- Composition --- Ecology . --- Plant biochemistry. --- Phytochemistry --- Plant biochemistry --- Plant chemistry --- Biochemistry --- Botany --- Phytochemicals --- Plant biochemical genetics