Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Aluminium Toxicity to Plants as Influenced by the Properties of the Root Growth Environment Affected by Other Co-Stressors: A ...; 1 Introduction; 2 Mechanisms of Aluminium Toxicity; 3 Morphological Changes in Roots; 4 Aluminium and Channel Interactions; 5 Aluminium-Induced Changes at the Cell Wall; 6 DNA Damage Under Aluminium; 7 Plant Mechanisms of Al Tolerance; 7.1 External Mechanisms; 7.2 Internal Mechanisms; 8 Aluminium Toxicity to Plants as Affected by Soil Environment Properties; 8.1 Aluminium and Drought Interaction

8.2 Aluminium and Oxidative Stress8.3 Aluminium Interaction with Heavy Metals; 8.4 Aluminium Interaction with Soil Nutrients; 8.5 Aluminium and Nitrogen Interaction; 8.6 Aluminium and Calcium Interaction; 8.7 Aluminium and Magnesium Interaction; 8.8 Aluminium and Phosphorus Interaction; 8.9 Aluminium and Silicon Interaction; 8.10 Aluminium and Boron Interaction; 9 Conclusion; 10 Summary; References; ARSENIC: A Review on Exposure Pathways, Accumulation, Mobility and Transmission into the Human Food Chain; 1 Introduction; 2 Pathways of Exposure

3 Transmission and Mobility of Arsenic in Environment4 Transfer from Soil-Water to Plants; 5 Arsenic in Plants; 6 Arsenic in Rice and Effect of Processing; 7 Conclusion; 8 Summary; References; Modelling the Release, Transport and Fate of Engineered Nanoparticles in the Aquatic Environment
A Review; 1 Introduction; 2 Previous Overviews and Critical Publications; 3 Small-Scale Modelling; 3.1 Population Balance Models; 3.2 Mass Concentrations; 3.3 Dissolution; 3.4 Chemical and Physical Reactivity; 3.5 DLVO Theory; 3.6 Particle Dynamics

4 Intermediate Scale: Environmental and Technical Compartments4.1 Groundwater and Soil; 4.2 Surface Waters; 4.3 Wastewater Treatment Plants and Other Technical Compartments; 4.4 Probabilistic Methods; 5 Large-Scale Modelling; 5.1 Multimedia Models; 5.2 Material Flow Analysis and Exposure Modelling; 5.3 GIS Approaches; 6 Conclusions and Summary; 6.1 Data on Use, Production and Emission; 6.2 Modelling Processes in the Environment; 6.3 Open Questions and Guidelines; A Mathematical Details; A.1 Population Balance Theory; A.2 DLVO Theory; A.3 Transport and Adsorption in Groundwater; References

Impact of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals on the Agricultural Environment: A Re-inspection1 Introduction; 1.1 Antibiotics and Anti-parasitic Pharmaceuticals: Presentation and Production; 1.2 Occurrence of VPS in Manure and Soil; 2 Stability of VPs in Manure and Soil; 2.1 Biodegradation in Soil; 2.2 Abiotic Degradation in Soil; 2.3 Half-Lives in Manure; 3 Leaching from Soil to Groundwater; 3.1 Literature Data on VP Leaching; 3.2 Occurrence of VPs in Ground Waters and Comparison to Leaching Data; 4 VPs vs. Soil Microorganisms; 4.1 Toxicity Toward Soil Bacteria and Fungi; 4.2 Resistance of Bacteria