Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 249

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