Metallophytes of serpentine and calamine soils -- their unique ecophysiology and potential for phytoremediation / Małgorzata Wójcik, Cristina Gonnelli, Federico Selvi, Sławomir Dresler, Adam Rostański and Jaco Vangronsveld -- The bacterial and fungal microbiota of hyperaccumulator plants: small organisms, large influence / Sofie Thijs, Tori Langill and Jaco Vangronsveld -- Potential role of plant-associated bacteria in plant metal uptake and implications in phytotechnologies / Petra S. Kidd, Vanessa Álvarez-López, Cristina Becerra-Castro, Maribel Cabello-Conejo and Ángeles Prieto-Fernández -- Mycorrhiza-assisted phytoremediation / Laura Coninx, Veronika Martinova and Francois Rineau -- Phytoremediation and phytomining: status and promise / Rufus L. Chaney and Ilya A. Baklanov -- Molecular and cellular aspects of contaminant toxicity in plants: the importance of sulphur and associated signalling pathways / Sophie Hendrix, Peter Schröder, Els Keunen, Christian Huber and Ann Cuypers -- Bio- and phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated environments: a review / Nele Eevers, Jason C. White, Jaco Vangronsveld and Nele Weyens -- Plants in air phytoremediation / Stanislaw W. Gawronski, Helena Gawronska, Slawo Lomnicki, Arne Sæbo and Jaco Vangronsveld.