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WHO guidelines for indoor air quality : selected pollutants

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. Copenhagen: World Health Organization , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA754 W927w 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Benzene; Carbon monoxide; Formaldehyde; Naphthalene; Nitrogen dioxide; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Radon; Trichloroethylene; Tetrachloroethylene
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Alternate Title
Guidelines for indoor air quality
Selected pollutants
Corporate Author
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Place of Publication
Copenhagen
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
xxv, 454 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Air Pollution, Indoor - prevention & control
Organic Chemicals - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Public Health
Risk Assessment
Guideline
Abstract
Benzene
Carbon monoxide
Formaldehyde
Naphthalene
Nitrogen dioxide
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Radon
Trichloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene
ISBN
9789289002134
9289002131
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA754 W927w 2010
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WHO guidelines for indoor air quality : dampness and mould

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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. Denmark: World Health Organization , 2009.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA754 W927 2009
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Editor
Heseltine, Elisabeth
Rosen, Jerome
Place of Publication
Denmark
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
xvi, 228 p. : ill, ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Fungi
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Humidity - adverse effects
Humidity - prevention & control
Environmental Exposure
Risk Assessment
Guideline
ISBN
9789289041683
9289041684
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
WA754 W927 2009
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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
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Household use of solid fuels and high temperature frying

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19323
International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Geneva: WHO Press , 2010.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2010 v. 95
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
WHO Press
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
vii, 424 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 95
Subjects
Carcinogens, Environmental
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Fossil Fuels - adverse effects
Neoplasms - etiology
Hot Temperature - adverse effects
ISBN
9789283212959
9283212959
ISSN
1017-1606
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2010 v. 95
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Bitumens and bitumen emissions, and some N- and|S-hetereocyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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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 , 2013.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2013 v.103
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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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
2013
Physical Description
v, 342 p. : ill. : 27 cm.
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 103
Subjects
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Heterocyclic Compounds - adverse effects
Neoplasms - chemically induced
Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - adverse effects
Vehicle Emissions - toxicity
ISBN
9789283213260
ISSN
1017-1606
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2013 v.103
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Environmental health sourcebook

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Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2003. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA30 E61m 2003
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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…
Editor
Matthews, Dawn D
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Publication Date
2003
Series
Health reference series
Subjects
Environmental Health
Environmental Pollution - adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects
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
ISBN
0780806328
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA30 E61m 2003

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Asbestos and other fibrous materials : mineralogy, crystal chemistry, and health effects

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Skinner, H. Catherine W, Ross, Malcolm, Frondel, Clifford. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 1988.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV610 S628 1988
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Skinner, H. Catherine W
Ross, Malcolm
Frondel, Clifford
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1988
Subjects
Asbestos - adverse effects
Air Pollutants, Environmental
ISBN
019503967X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV610 S628 1988

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Dodging the toxic bullet : how to protect yourself from everyday environmental health hazards

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21805
Boyd, David R. [Vancouver, BC?]: Greystone Books | David Suzuki Foundation , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA30 B789 2010
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Author
Boyd, David R
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Greystone Books
David Suzuki Foundation
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
214 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects
Carcinogens
Enviromental Health
Ecotoxicology
Popular Work
Notes
Surrey CIC keep 2022
ISBN
9781553654544
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Surrey Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
WA30 B789 2010

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Review of human carcinogens : Part E : personal habits and indoor combustions

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International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2012.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2012 v.100E
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
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, 29 September- October 6, 2009.
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Alternate Title
Personal habits and indoor combustions
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
x, 575 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 100E
Subjects
Carcinogens
Neoplasms - etiology
Air Pollution, Indoor
Food Preservation
Habits
Smoke
Tobacco
Areca
Alcohol Drinking
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, 29 September- October 6, 2009.
ISBN
9789283213222
ISSN
1017-1606
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2012 v.100E
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Some drinking-water disinfectants and contaminants, including arsenic

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International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (2002 : Lyon, France), World Health Organization. Lyon, France : Geneva: IARC Press ; Distributed by IARC Press and the World Health Organization Distribution and Sales , 2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2002 v.84
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (2002 : Lyon, France)
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Lyon, France : Geneva
Publisher
IARC Press ; Distributed by IARC Press and the World Health Organization Distribution and Sales
Publication Date
2004
Physical Description
v, 512 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 84
Subjects
Disinfectants - adverse effects
Water Pollution - adverse effects
Drinking Water - chemistry
Chloramines - adverse effects
Chlorine - adverse effects
Arsenic - adverse effects
Organic Chemicals - adverse effects
Neoplasms - chemically induced
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
ISBN
9283212843
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 I585 2002 v.84
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Toxicological profile for arsenic

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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
  1 read online  
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

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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
  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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Toxicological profile for acrolein

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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 T755ac 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Toxicological profile for acrolein (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, 176 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Acrolein - toxicity
Acrolein - adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV627 T755ac 2007
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Toxicological profile for xylene

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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 T755xy 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Toxicological profile for xylene (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, 330 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Xylenes - toxicity
Xylenes - adverse effects
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV633 T755xy 2007
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Toxicological profile for benzene

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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
  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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Cancer : 101 solutions to a preventable epidemic

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Armstrong, Liz, Dauncey, Guy, Wordsworth, Anne. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers , 2007.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ202 A736 2007
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Alternate Title
Solutions project
Author
Armstrong, Liz
Dauncey, Guy
Wordsworth, Anne
Place of Publication
Gabriola Island, BC
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xvii, 317 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Carcinogens
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Neoplasms - chemically induced
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Health Promotion
Consumer Advocacy
ISBN
9780865715424
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 A736 2007

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Toxicological profile for lead

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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
QV292 T755le 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Toxicological profile for lead (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, 528 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Lead - toxicity
Lead - adverse effects
Lead Poisoning
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV292 T755le 2007
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Beryllium, cadmium, mercury, and exposures in the glass manufacturing industry

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International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 1993.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 I585 1993 v.58
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Place of Publication
Lyon, France
Publisher
International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publication Date
1993
Series
IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 58
Subjects
Beryllium - adverse effects
Cadmium - adverse effects
Carcinogens, Environmental
Mercury - adverse effects
ISBN
9283212584
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 I585 1993 v.58
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Toxicological profile for heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16358
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 T755he 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Alternate Title
Toxicological profile for heptachlor (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, 158 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Heptachlor - toxicity
Heptachlor Epoxide - toxicity
Heptachlor - adverse effects
Heptachlor Epoxide - adverse effects
Insecticides - toxicity
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QV633 T755he 2007
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NIEHS report on health effects form exposure to power-line frequency electric and magnetic fields : prepared in response to the 1999 Energy Policy Act (PL 102-486, Section 2118)

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog622
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (U.S.). Research Triangle Park, N.C.: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health , 1999.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QT34 N278 1999
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (U.S.)
Place of Publication
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Publisher
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Publication Date
1999
Series
NIH publication 99-4493
Subjects
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QT34 N278 1999

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