Introduction: Spread and Distribution of Hazardous Chemicals in Soils and Water - A Global Problem -- DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CONTAMINANTS IN THE GEOSPHERE -- PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN EGYPT - AN OVERVIEW -- Fate and Behavior of Anthropogenic Pollutants in Soils and Water -- FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES IN SORPTION RELATED TO PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL REMEDIATION OF SOILS -- THE ROLE OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES IN THE FATE OF ANTHROPOGENIC ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN SOIL WITH EMPHASIS ON ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR COMPOUNDS -- INCORPORATING BIOAVAILABILITY INTO CRITERIA FOR METALS -- THE METAL UPTAKE AND ACCUMULATION IN FISH LIVING IN POLLUTED WATERS -- Advances in Chemical and Biological Techniques for Environmental Monitoring and Predicting -- SOME ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICS AND MONITORING -- FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM FOR WATER SPECTROSCOPY -- PREDICTING METAL UPTAKE BY PLANTS USING THE DGT TECHNIQUE -- ON CONCEPTUAL AND NUMERICAL MODELING OF FLOW AND TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER WITH THE AID OF TRACERS: A CASE STUDY -- SENSORISTIC APPROACH TO BIOLOGICAL DAMAGE AND RISK ASSESSMENT -- ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL BIOCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR WATER MONITORING -- GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS FOR POLLUTION MONITORING -- Novel Physico-Chemical Techniques of Soil and Water Protection and Remediation -- CURRENT AND FUTURE IN SITU TREATMENT TECHNIQUES FOR THE REMEDIATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES IN SOIL, SEDIMENTS, AND GROUNDWATER -- LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS: LESSONS LEARNED ON DESIGN, CONTAMINANT TREATMENT, LONGEVITY, PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND COST - AN OVERVIEW -- USING ABUNDANT WASTE AND NATURAL MATERIALS FOR SOIL AND GROUNDWATER PROTECTION AGAINST CONTAMINATION WITH HEAVY METALS -- MEDIATING EFFECTS OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES IN THE CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENTS -- METAL BINDING BY HUMIC SUBSTANCES AND DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER DERIVED FROM COMPOST -- THE EFFECT OF ORGANIC MATTER FROM BROWN COAL ON BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY METALS IN CONTAMINATED SOILS -- USE OF ACTIVATED CARBON FOR SOIL BIOREMEDIATION -- ADSORPTION OF ANIONS ONTO SOL-GEL GENERATED DOUBLE HYDROUS OXIDES -- XENOBIOTIC PHARMACEUTICALS IN WATER AND METHODS TO PREVENT THEIR APPEARANCE IN DRINKING WATER -- UV/VIS LIGHT-ENHANCED PHOTOCATALYSIS FOR WATER TREATMENT AND PROTECTION -- NEW HORIZONS IN PURIFICATION OF LIQUIDS -- FLY ASH-ORGANIC BYPRODUCT MIXTURE AS SOIL AMENDMENT -- Biosystems for Non-Destructive Remediation and Immobilization of Pollutants in Soils, Sediments and Detoxification of Industrial Wastes -- PHYTOREMEDIATION AND PHYTOTECHNOLOGIES: A REVIEW FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE -- CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE FOR TREATMENT OF WATER CONTAMINATED WITH ARSENIC AND HEAVY METALS -- DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE EFFLUENT AND BIOSOLIDS IN EUCALYPTUS PLANTATIONS: A LYSIMETER SIMULATION STUDY -- PHYTOREMEDIATION OF EXPLOSIVES IN TOXIC WASTES -- FLOATING AQUATIC MACROPHYTES AS A DECONTAMINATION TOOL FOR ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS -- PLANT TOLERANCE TO HEAVY METALS, A RISK FOR FOOD TOXICITY OR A MEANS FOR FOOD FORTIFICATION WITH ESSENTIAL METALS: THE ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM MODEL -- Assembled Plant and Microbial Technologies for Bioremediation of Pollutants -- ECOREMEDIATION. COOPERATION BETWEEN PLANTS AND SOIL MICROORGANISMS, MOLECULAR ASPECTS AND LIMITS -- ANAEROBIC DEHALOGENATION OF HALOGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: NOVEL STRATEGIES FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTSOF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTSOF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTSOF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS -- MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR MICROBIAL REMEDIATION - CONTAMINANTS UPTAKE, METABOLISM AND BIOSENSING -- ROLE OF MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN PHYTOREMEDIATION AND TOXICITY MONITORING OF HEAVY METAL RICH INDUSTRIAL WASTES IN SOUTHERN POLAND -- BIODEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS BY KERATINOLYTIC FUNGI -- Management strategies for large-area contaminated sites -- INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR COMPLEX GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AT A MEGASITE SCALE -- MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR REGIONALLY CONTAMINATED AQUIFERS: A CASE STUDY AT BITTERFELD, GERMANY.