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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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http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/43325/E92645.pdf

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WHO handbook on indoor radon : a public health perspective

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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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http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2009/9789241547673_eng.pdf

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Environmental health sourcebook

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Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics , 2003. 2nd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA 30 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…
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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
WA 30 E61m 2003

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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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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
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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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http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol84/index.php
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol84/mono84.pdf

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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
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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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http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp2.pdf

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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
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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 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
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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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http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp124.pdf

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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
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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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http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp71.pdf

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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
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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
Read Online
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp3.pdf

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CancerSmart consumer guide : how to eliminate toxins from your home and garden products : how to make healthy choices for your family and the environment

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Griffin, Sean, Cuddeford, Vijay. [Vancouver, BC?]: Labour Environmental Alliance Society , 2005. new expanded ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ202 G852 2005
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Alternate Title
Cancer smart consumer guide
Author
Griffin, Sean
Cuddeford, Vijay
Edition
new expanded ed.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Labour Environmental Alliance Society
Publication Date
2005
Subjects
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Neoplasms - chemically induced
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
ISBN
0973588616
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 G852 2005

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Cancer : 101 solutions to a preventable epidemic

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15912
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
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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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http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp.asp?id=96&tid=22
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp13.pdf

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Toxicological profile for heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide

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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 T755he 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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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
Read Online
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp12.pdf

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Cancer as an environmental disease

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Dordrecht ; Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers , c2004.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 C215n 2004
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Editor
Nicolopoulou-Stamati, P
Place of Publication
Dordrecht ; Boston
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
xix, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Environmental science and technology library 20
Subjects
Neoplasms - etiology
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Enviromental Health
ISBN
1402020198 (alk. paper)
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QZ202 C215n 2004

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Biological and health effects from exposure to power-line frequency electromagnetic fields : confirmation of absence of any effects at environmental field strength

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122126
Takebe, Hiraku. Tokyo, Japan: Omsha, Ltd. , 2001.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QT 34 T136 2001
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Takebe, Hiraku
Place of Publication
Tokyo, Japan
Publisher
Omsha, Ltd.
Publication Date
2001
Physical Description
xv, 368 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Subjects
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Electrophysiology
Notes
Translated from Japanese.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QT 34 T136 2001

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CancerSmart 3.0 : the consumer guide

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Griffin, Sean, Cuddeford, Vijay. [Vancouver, BC?]: Labour Environmental Alliance Society , 2008. 3rd ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ202 G852 2008
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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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
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
Labour Environmental Alliance Society
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
51 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects
Consumer Product Safety
Neoplasms - chemically induced
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Environmental Pollutants - toxicity
Toxicology
Popular Work
ISBN
9780973588620
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Prince George Cancer Info Ctr
Call Number
QZ202 G852 2008

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Static fields

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15105
International Labour Organization, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QT34 S797 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
International Labour Organization
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2006
Series
Environmental health criteria 232
Subjects
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - adverse effects
Radiometry - standards
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Risk Assessment
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
ISBN
9241572329
ISSN
0250-863X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QT34 S797 2006
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http://www.who.int/peh-emf/publications/EHC_232_Static_Fields_full_document.pdf

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Extremely low frequency fields

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16186
World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QT34 E96 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
More Information
Corporate Author
World Health Organization
International Labour Organization
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
xxiv, 519 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Series
Environmental health criteria series 238
Subjects
Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects
Radiation Effects
Risk Assessment
Environmental Exposure
ISBN
978924572385
ISSN
0250-863X
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QT34 E96 2007

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Tetrachloroethene

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog15106
Watts, Peter. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QV633 T348 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Watts, Peter
Corporate Author
United Nations Environment Programme
International Labour Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2006
Series
Concise international chemical assessment document 68
Subjects
Tetrachloroethylene - adverse effects
Tetrachloroethylene - toxicity
Environmental Exposure
Risk Assessment
ISBN
9789241530682
9241530685
ISSN
1020-6167
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QV633 T348 2006
Website Notes
Full document is online in pdf
Read Online
http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/en/index.html
http://www.who.int/ipcs/publications/cicad/cicad68.pdf

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