Covers fundamental aspects of contaminated soil sites, discussing phytoremediation and phytotechnologies and environmental factors, assessment techniques, and remediation methods designed to combat soil and agricultural degradation. It looks at types of soil pollution and offers phytoremediation techniques. Biopesticides are also discussed.

PART 1: FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS 1. Phytoremediation and Phytotechnologies: An Overview 2. Phytoremediation and Environmental Factors PART 2: TECHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 3. Role of Phytoremediation to CleanUp Heavy Metal Polluted Soils 4. Phytoremediation Technique for PAH-Polluted Soils: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities 5. Assessment and Overview of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Bioremediation PART 3: CONTAMINATED SITES AND XENOBIOTICS 6. Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals (Mercury, Cadmium, and Lead) 7. Microbial and Phytoremediation-Based Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Soil Environments 8. Microbial Bioremediation and Amelioration of Pesticide-Contaminated Soils 9. Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soils 10. Phytoremediation of Biomedical Waste Contaminated Sites 11. Bioremediation of Waste Dumping Sites

Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, is a Lecturer with the Department of Zoology at Government Degree College, Bijbehara, Kashmir (J&K), India. He has published research articles and technical papers in international journals and has authored and edited books, book chapters, and popular editorial articles. He also serves as an editor and reviewer for several journals.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a prolific author and editor. He is a retired professor from the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico. A former soil conservation inspector, Dr. Goyal was proclaimed as the "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering.

Khursheed Ahmad Wani, PhD, is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science, Government Degree College, Bijbehara, J & K, India, and is actively involved in teaching and research. He was formerly Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science ITM University, Gwalior, India, for more than five years. Dr. Wani has published research papers and book chapters and has edited several books. He has worked as principal investigator in research projects sanctioned by the Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology.