Department of Environmental Science
Kanya Gurukul Campus, Gurukul Kangri University
Haridwar
Uttarakhand
India
Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan
Hera Fatima Centre of Excellence, DST‐FIST Supported Department of Microbiology Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh India
B.A. Ganai Centre of Research for Development University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
A.K.Gangawane Faculty of Applied Sciences Parul University Vadodara Gujarat India
Saima Hamid Centre of Research for Development Department of Environmental Sciences University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Ansar ul Haq Department of Chemistry University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Shamsul Haq Division of Environmental Sciences Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Muhammad Mahroz Hussain Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan
Shekhar Jain Faculty of Life Sciences Mandsaur University Mandsaur Madhya Pradesh India
Magdalena Jastrzębska University of Warmia and Mazury Olsztyn Poland
Namita Joshi Department of Environmental Science Kanya Gurukul Campus Gurukul Kangri University Haridwar Uttarakhand India
Azra N. Kamili Centre of Research for Development Department of Environmental Sciences University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Rangasamy Kirubakaran Department of Biotechnology Vysya College Salem Tamil Nadu India
Ravindra Kumar Indian Agricultural Research Institute Regional Station Karnal Haryana India
Shailendra Kumar Centre of Excellence, DST‐FIST Supported Department of Microbiology Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh India
Shrvan Kumar Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, IASBanaras Hindu University Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh India
Ritesh Kundu Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science Mohanpur West Bengal India
Junaid Latif College of Natural Resources and Environment Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University Yangling China
Uttara Mahapatra Department of Chemical Engineering National Institute of Technology Agartala Tripura India
Ajay Kumar Manna Department of Chemical Engineering National Institute of Technology Agartala Tripura India
Mohammad Yaseen Mir Centre of Research for Development Department of Environmental Sciences University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Shafat Ahmad Mir Division of Environmental Sciences Sher‐e‐Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Brajesh Kumar Mishra Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, IASBanaras Hindu University Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh India
Shashank Kumar Mishra CSIR‐ National Botanical Research Institute Rana Pratap Marg Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India
Sankalp Misra CSIR‐ National Botanical Research Institute Rana Pratap Marg Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India
Muhammad Umair Mubarak Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan
Athiappan Murugan Department of Microbiology Periyar University Salem Tamil Nadu India
Ruqeya Nazir Centre of Research for Development University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Philiswa N. Nomngongo Department of Chemical Sciences University of Johannesburg Doornfontein Campus Johannesburg South Africa
Dhaneshwar Padhan Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science Mohanpur West Bengal India
Scientist‐B
Central Silk Board
Bangalore
Karnataka
India
Purbasha Priyadarshini Padhi Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Raipur Chhattisgarh India
Ayantika Pal Department of Zoology Women’s College Tripura University Agartala Tripura India
Rajeev Pandey Department of Environmental Sciences Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh India
Javid A. Parray Department of Environmental Sciences Govt Degree College Eidgah, Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Neelam Pathak Department of Biochemistry Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh India
Sabeehah Rehman Centre of Reserach for Development University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Gulab Khan Rohela Biotechnology Section, Moriculture Division Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute Central Silk Board Ministry of Textiles Government of India Pulwama Jammu and Kashmir India
Pragyan Paramita Rout Institute of Agricultural Sciences Siksha O Anusandhan University Odisha India
Dijendra Nath Roy Department of Bio Engineering National Institute of Technology Agartala Tripura India
Agnieszka Saeid Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Wroclaw Poland
Durgesh Narain Singh Department of Zoology University of Delhi Delhi India
Mukesh Kumar Singh Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, IAS Banaras Hindu University Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh India
Asha Sinha Mycology and Plant Pathology, IAS Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India
Deepa Thomas Faculty of Applied Sciences Parul University Vadodara Gujarat India
Manikant Tripathi Centre of Excellence, DST‐FIST Supported Department of Microbiology Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh India
Baba Uqab Department of Environmental Science University of Kashmir Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
Ajit Varma Amity Institute of Microbial Technology (AIMT) Amity University Campus Noida Uttar Pradesh India
Fazila Younas Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan
Preface
The economic growth and industrialization aimed at better living has resulted in environmental deterioration. The major contributing factors being industries, agriculture practices, and urbanizations, for example, that are a threat to the natural environment in all parts of the world. The fragile water and land ecosystems are under continuous threat due to the accumulation of toxic substances or contaminants thereby limiting the scope of sustainable development. Heavy metal pollution in soil is of particular