Toxicodendron is a genus of in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. It contains woody , and , including poison ivy, poison oak, and the lacquer tree. All members of the genus produce the skin-irritating oil urushiol, which can cause a severe allergic reaction. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ( toxikos), meaning "poison," and ( dendron), meaning "tree". ξ1 The best known members of the genus in North America are poison ivy (T. radicans), practically ubiquitous throughout most of eastern..
The Ecotourism-Extraction Nexus Routledge ISS Studies in Rural Livelihoods Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publish Date: 2013/08/09 Language: ENGLISH Pages: 281 Dimensions: 9.50 x 6.50 x 1.00 Weight: 1.25 ISBN-13: 9780415824897
The harm may be financial, as occurred when such well-regarded companies as Enron, Lehman Brothers, Worldcom and Barings collapsed, or it may be environmental, as illustrated most recently by the Gulf oil spill. Sometimes deaths and serious injuries on a m..
