With the advent of the industrial revolution, the biosphere has been
continuously polluted with a myriad of contaminants that urgently need
global attention. In this perspective, most of the genera of the plant
family Brassicaceae (Crucifereae or the mustard family) are a
significant part of the plants- and associated microbes-based strategies
adopted for the cleanup of varied contaminants from environmental
compartments. Important genus such as Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Brassica and
Thlaspi from Brassicaceae which, besides acting as an attractive genetic
model, well-represent the metal hyperaccumulation among approximately
0.2% of all angiosperms and thus, play a key role in the
phytoremediation technology. This book i) provides an exhaustive
evaluation of the current status of contaminants
(metals/metalloids)-addition to varied environmental compartments and
its consequences, ii) offers comprehensive and state-of-the-art
information on the significance of the plants from the family
Brassicaceae in solving environmental pollution issues, iii) examines
the physiological, biochemical and molecular-genetic strategies adopted
by the plants from Brassicaceae for the remediation of and tolerance to
varied environmental contaminants, and iv) supplies a broad reference to
the field of environmental science and related disciplines. As a pioneer
work and significant addition to the Environmental Pollution book
series, the current volume promises to be a useful asset for
researchers, students, other academicians and policy makers involved in
sustainable remediation of varied environmental compartments.
