Part I. Fundamentals of transformations and dynamics of trace elements
Chapter 1 Contribution of rhizospheric processes to mineral weathering in forest soils
Chapter 2 Mineral weathering in the rhizosphere of forested soils
Chapter 3 Characteristics of rhizosphere soil from natural and agricultural environments
Chapter 4 Metal complexation by phytosiderophores in the rhizosphere
Chapter 5 Effects of organic ligands on the adsorption of trace elements onto metal oxides and organo-mineral complexes
Chapter 6 Kinetics of cadmium desorption from iron oxides formed under the influence of citrate
Chapter 7 Biogeochemistry of soil cadmium and the impact on terrestrial food chain contamination

Part II. Speciation, bioavailability, and phytotoxicity of trace elements
Chapter 8 Speciation and bioavailability of trace metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) in the rhizosphere of contaminated soils
Chapter 9 Influence of willow (Salix viminalis L.) roots on soil metal chemistry: Effects of clones with varying metal uptake potential
Chapter 10 Fractionation and bioavailability of copper, cadmium and lead in rhizosphere soil
Chapter 11 Bioavailability and extractability of copper and zinc in a soil amended with pig slurry: Effect of iron deficiency in the rhizosphere of two grasses
Chapter 12 Binding and electrostatic attraction of trace elements to plant root surfaces
Chapter 13 Model development for simulating the bioavailability of Ni to the hyperaccumulator Thlaspi goesingense
Chapter 14 Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi on heavy metal and radionuclide transfer to plants
Chapter 15 Uptake and translocation of uranium by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under monoxenic culture conditions.