Product Description: This text is a comprehensive source of information on the toxic effects of environmental, industrial, and pharmacological agents on the human immune system. Focusing entirely on human immunotoxicology, without relying on animal models, the book explains the basic principles of immunotoxicology defines the mechanisms by which immunotoxins act, describes the clinical expression of immunotoxic disorders in the lung, skin, and other target organs, offers practical guidelines for early detection and control of host defense dysfunctions, and explores strategies for assessing the short- and long-term health effects of new and old chemicals and biologicals...read more

A pioneering study in historical ecology, REGIONAL DYNAMICS applies a multi-scalar approach to the study of southern Burgundy, France from the Bronze Age through the High Middle Ages, with complementary ethnographic and linguistic studies from contemporary Burgundy. Using an integrated approach based on archaeology, geology, history, ethnology, and linguistics, the authors provide a powerful case study that is of interest to anyone concerned with European history and archaeology, landscapes, and political economy.

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