Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 249

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Metal Toxicity and Resistance in Plants and Microorganisms in Terrestrial Ecosystems (Ramya Narendrula-Kotha, Gabriel Theriault, Melanie Mehes-Smith, Kersey Kalubi, Kabwe Nkongolo)....Pages 1-27 Heavy Metal Threats to Plants and Soil Life in Southern Africa: Present Knowledge and Consequences for Ecological Risk Assessment (Herman Eijsackers, Adriaan Reinecke, Sophié Reinecke, Mark Maboeta)....Pages 29-70 Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Sites: Eco-environmental Concerns, Field Studies, Sustainability Issues, and Future Prospects (Gaurav Saxena, Diane Purchase, Sikandar I. Mulla, Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale, Ram Naresh Bharagava)....Pages 71-131 Snakes as Novel Biomarkers of Mercury Contamination: A Review (David L. Haskins, Robert M. Gogal Jr., Tracey D. Tuberville)....Pages 133-152 Current Scenario of Pb Toxicity in Plants: Unraveling Plethora of Physiological Responses (Sukhmeen Kaur Kohli, Neha Handa, Shagun Bali, Kanika Khanna, Saroj Arora, Anket Sharma et al.)....Pages 153-197 Back Matter ....Pages 199-201