chapter 1 Agro-industrial Wastewaters Bioremediation by Ligninolytic Macrofungi / chapter 2 Bioremediation of Lignocellulosic Waste Coupled to Production of Bioethanol / chapter 3 Recovery of Sugarcane Vinasse by Microbial Pathways / chapter 3 Use of Immobilized Biomass as Low-Cost Technology for Bioremediation of PAHs Contaminated Sites / chapter 5 Biosorption of Dyes by Brown Algae / chapter 6 Strategies for Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Pesticides in the Environment / chapter 7 Pesticide Bioremediation -- An Approach for Environmental Cleanup Using Microbial Consortia / chapter 8 Mycoremediation -- Fungal Mediated Processes for the Elimination of Organic Pollutants / chapter 9 Pesticides in the Environment -- Biobed Systems as an Innovative Biotechnological Tool to Minimize Pollution / chapter 10 Hexachlorocyclohexane -- Sources, Harmful Effects and PromisingBacteria for its Bioremediation / chapter 11 Actinobacteria as Bio-Tools for Removing and Degrading α-, β- and γ-Hexachlorocyclohexane / chapter 12 Mining and Mine Tailings -- Characterization, Impacts, Ecology and Bioremediation Strategies / chapter 13 Phytomanagement of Metal-Rich and Contaminated Soils -- Implicated Factors and Strategies for its Improvement / chapter 14 Bioremediation of Heavy Metals by Immobilized Microbial Cells and Metabolites / chapter 15 Hexavalent Chromium Removal Related to Scale-up Studies / chapter 16 Contribution of Genomic and Proteomic Studies toward Understanding Hexavalent Chromium Stress Resistance / chapter 17 Effects of Environmental Factors on Bioremediation of Co-Contaminated Soils Using a Multiresistant Bacterium