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Planetary health : protecting nature to protect ourselves

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog125137
Myers, Samuel, Frumkin, Howard. Washington, DC: Island Press , 2020. 1st ed.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Myers, Samuel
Frumkin, Howard
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
Island Press
Publication Date
2020
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Environmental Health
Global Health
Climate Change
ISBN
9781610919678
9781610919661
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Environmental health sourcebook

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120546
Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2015. 4th ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards, such as radon, asbestos, car…
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Alternate Title
Environmental health sourcebook
Editor
Jones, Keith
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Publication Date
2015
Series
Health reference series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Environmental Health
Environmental Pollution - adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects
Carcinogens, Environmental
Popular Work
Abstract
Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards, such as radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and mold, and information about associated diseases and disorders, including cancer, allergies, respiratory problems, and skin disorders; along with information about environmental concerns for specific populations, a glossary of related terms, and resources for further help and information
Table of contents:
Part I Understanding the Health Effects of Environmental Hazards -- Part II Health Concerns and Their Environmental Triggers -- Part III Outdoor Environmental Hazards -- Part IV Household and Indoor Environmental Hazards -- Part V Foodborne Hazards -- Part VI Consumer Products and Medical Hazards -- Part VII Additional Help and Information.
ISBN
9780780813984
9780780813519
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Routledge international handbook of Indigenous resilience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124981
New York, NY: Routledge , 2022.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
International handbook of Indigenous resilience
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
2022
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Indigenous Peoples - history
Social Environment
Social identification
Handbook
ISBN
9781000523126
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Life's delicate balance : causes and prevention of breast cancer

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog14248
Sherman, Janette D. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis , 2000.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WP870 S553 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Sherman, Janette D
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
285 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
ebrary books for public
Subjects
Breast Neoplasms - etiology
Risk Factors
Popular Work
Notes
Note: the online version erroneously shows a publication date of 2014
ISBN
1560328703
9781315061504
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WP870 S553 2000
Website Notes
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Nature heals : reconciling your grief through engaging with the natural world

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124259
Wolfelt, Alan D. Fort Collins, CO: Companion , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Wolfelt, Alan D.
Place of Publication
Fort Collins, CO
Publisher
Companion
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Words of hope and healing
Subjects
Grief
Bereavement
Popular Work
ISBN
9781617223013
9781617223020
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.
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CancerSmart 3.1 : the consumer guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20769
Griffin, Sean, Cuddeford, Vijay. [Vancouver, BC?]: Toxic Free Canada , 2011. 1st electronic ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Alternate Title
Cancer smart 3.0 : the consumer guide : how to eliminate toxins from your home and garden products : how to make healthy choices for your family and the environment
Author
Griffin, Sean
Cuddeford, Vijay
Edition
1st electronic ed.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Toxic Free Canada
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Consumer Product Safety
Neoplasms - chemically induced
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Toxicology
Popular Work
ISBN
9780973588651
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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http://www.toxicfreecanada.ca/pdf/CancerSmart_3.1_final.pdf
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Nature cell biology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13791
London: Nature Publishing Group
Audience
Professional
More Information
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
1465-7392
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Online
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
Online: 1- 1999 to 1 year ago
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Nature reviews. Genetics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13794
London: Nature Publishing Group
Audience
Professional
More Information
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
1471-0056
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Online
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
Online: 1- 2000 to 1 year ago
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Nature reviews. Immunology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13795
London: Nature Publishing Group
Audience
Professional
More Information
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
1471-1733
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Online
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
Online: 1- 2001 to 1 year ago
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Air quality in British Columbia, a public health perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15353
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2004
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Alternate Title
Every breath you take ...Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003
Corporate Author
British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Publication Date
2004
Series
Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Public Health
Air Pollution
Environmental Health
Statistics
British Columbia
ISSN
1195-308X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Call Number
WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2004
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http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/pho/pdf/phoannual2003.pdf
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Caring for the air : Metro Vancouver 2016

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114776
Metro Vancouver. Burnaby, BC: Metro Vancouver , 2016.
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
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Alternate Title
Caring for the air report 2016
Corporate Author
Metro Vancouver
Place of Publication
Burnaby, BC
Publisher
Metro Vancouver
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
21 p. : ill.
Subjects
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Health
Climate Change
Air Pollutants
Air Pollution, Indoor
Air Pollution - adverse effects
Smoke - adverse effects
Health Impact Assessment
Vehicle Emissions
Greenhouse Effect
Vancouver
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
"Metro Vancouver's Caring for the Air report is an easy-to-read annual publication that provides information about air quality and climate change issues in our region, as well as programs that protect public health and the environment, improve visual air quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
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http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/air-quality/AirQualityPublications/Caring_for_the_Air-MV2016.pdf
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Toxicological profile for arsenic

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16356
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Syracuse Research Corporation. Atlanta, GA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV627 T755ar 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Toxicological profile for arsenic (update)
Corporate Author
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Syracuse Research Corporation
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xx, 500 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Arsenic - toxicity
Arsenic - adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Toxicology
Public Health
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QV627 T755ar 2007
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Toxicological profile for barium and barium compounds

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16357
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Syracuse Research Corporation. Atlanta, GA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV618 T755b 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Toxicological profile for barium (update)
Corporate Author
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Syracuse Research Corporation
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xx, 184 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Barium - toxicity
Barium - adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Toxicology
Public Health
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QV618 T755b 2007
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http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp24.pdf

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Toxicological profile for benzene

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16354
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Syracuse Research Corporation. Atlanta, GA: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV633 T755be 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Toxicological profile for benzene (update)
Corporate Author
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Syracuse Research Corporation
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xix, 382 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Subjects
Benzene - toxicity
Benzene - adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Solvents - toxicity
Public Health
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QV633 T755be 2007
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http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp3.pdf

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Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog13796
London: Nature Publishing Group
Audience
Professional
More Information
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
1471-0072
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Online
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
Online: 1- 2000 to 1 year ago
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Outdoor air pollution

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114388
International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2015.
Audience
Professional
This publication represents the views and expert; opinions of an IARC Working Group on the; Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans,; which met in Lyon, October 2013
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Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2015
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 109
Subjects
Carcinogens, Environmental
Air Pollution - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Risk Factors
Neoplasms -etiology
Abstract
This publication represents the views and expert
opinions of an IARC Working Group on the
Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans,
which met in Lyon, October 2013
ISBN
9789283201755
ISSN
1017-1606
Language
English
French
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
PDF format and supplementary material
Read Online
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol109/index.php
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Cancer in our family : helping children cope with a parent's illness

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19929
Heiney, Sue P, Hermann, Joan F. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2013. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ201 H468 2013
Availability
6 copies, 6 available
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Continues / Continued By
Cancer in the family
Alternate Title
Cancer in our family
Cancer in the family
Helping children cope with a parent's illness
Author
Heiney, Sue P
Hermann, Joan F
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xxiv, 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
EBSCOhost eBook
Subjects
Neoplasms - psychology
Family Relations
Parent-Child Relations
Child
Adolescent
Communication
Adaptation, Psychological
Social Support
ISBN
9780944235959
0944235956
9781604432206
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Ebook
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Internet
Call Number
QZ201 H468 2013
Website Notes
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Reducing environmental cancer risk : what we can do now : President's Cancer Panel 2008-2009 annual report

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19497
Reuben, Suzanne H. [Bethesda, MD]: President's Cancer Panel , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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Alternate Title
2008-2009 Annual report : President's Cancer Panel
President's Cancer Panel 2008-2009 annual report
Author
Reuben, Suzanne H
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
President's Cancer Panel
Publication Date
2010
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure - prevention & control
Government Regulation
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
2nd URL links to the Executive summary
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http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/annualReports/pcp08-09rpt/PCP_Report_08-09_508.pdf
http://realneo.us/content/executive-summary-reducing-environmental-cancer-risk-what-we-can-do-now-april-2010
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WHO handbook on indoor radon : a public health perspective

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18224
World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2009.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WN620 W928 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Introduction; Health effects of radon; Radon measurements; Radon prevention and mitigation; Cost-effectiveness of radon control; Radon risk communication; National radon programmes.
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Corporate Author
World Health Organization
Editor
Zeeb, Hajo
Shannoun, Ferid
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xiv, 94 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Radon - adverse effects
Air Pollutants, Radioactive
Air Pollution, Indoor
Carcinogens, Environmental
Radiation, Ionizing
Lung Neoplasms
Environmental Exposure
Abstract
Introduction
Health effects of radon
Radon measurements
Radon prevention and mitigation
Cost-effectiveness of radon control
Radon risk communication
National radon programmes.
ISBN
9789241547673
9241547677
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WN620 W928 2009
Read Online
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241547673_eng.pdf

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Diesel and gasoline engine exhausts and some nitroarenes

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog7313
International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 1989.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I585 1989 v.46
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
1989
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 46
Subjects
Carcinogens
Automobile Exhaust
Air Pollutants, Environmental
ISBN
9283212460
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 I585 1989 v.46
Read Online
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol46/index.php
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol46/mono46.pdf

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