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

Copies

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

Copies

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

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

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

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

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

Copies

Alternate Title

Chemical agents and related occupations

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

xvi, 599 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 100F

Subjects

Carcinogens

Neoplasms - etiology

Air Pollution, Indoor

Food Preservation

Habits

Specialty Uses of Chemicals

Occupational Exposure

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

9789283213239

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ202 I585 2012 v.100F

Copies

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."

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

Copies

Alternate Title

UNSCEAR 2008 report

Volume 2: Sources and effects of ionizing radiation

Corporate Author

United Nations. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

United Nations Publications

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

v, 313 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Radiation Injuries

Radiation, Ionizing

Environmental Exposure - adverse effects

Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data

Radiation Effects

Radioactive Hazard Release

Chernobyl Nuclear Accident

Statistics

ISBN

9789211422801

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN105 U58 2011 v.2

Copies

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

Copies

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

2010

Physical Description

viii, 853 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 92

Subjects

Carcinogens

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

Neoplasms - etiology

Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - toxicity

Risk Assessment - methods

DNA Adducts

Environmental Exposure

Occupational Exposure

ISBN

9789283212928

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ202 I585 2010 v.92

Copies

Alternate Title

UNSCEAR 2008 report

Volume 1: Sources : report to the General Assembly Scientific Annexes A and B

Corporate Author

United Nations. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

United Nations Publications

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

v, 463 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Radiation Injuries

Radiation, Ionizing

Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data

Statistics

Abstract

v.1: Sources : report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the effects of atomic radiation to the General Assembly

Scientifc Annexes: Annex A: Medical radiation exposures

Annex B: Exposures of the public and workers from various sources of radiation

ISBN

9789211422740 (v.1)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

CD

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN105 U58 2010

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

1 online resource

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP commentary 24

Subjects

Radiation Exposure - adverse effects

Radiation, Ionizing

Radiation Dosage

Abstract

Table of Contents:

Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Low Doses and Low Dose Rates -- 1.2 Use of Radiation Biology Data to Reduce the Uncertainty in Risk Estimates -- 2. General Approaches to Risk Assessment -- 2.1 Risk Assessment Process and Associated Uncertainties -- 2.2 Modeling Uncertainties: Dosimetric, Epidemiologic and Biological -- 2.3 Transfer of Risk Between Populations of Different Countries -- 2.4 Extrapolating Low-Dose Effects from In Vitro to In Vivo -- Animal to Human -- 3. Studies Integrating Biology and Epidemiology -- 3.1 Epidemiologic Studies Focused on Cancer Outcomes -- 3.1.1 Chromosome Aberration Studies -- 3.1.2 Atomic-Bomb Survivors -- 3.1.3 Pelvic Irradiation Studies -- 3.1.4 Occupational Studies -- 3.1.5 Environmental Background Studies -- 3.1.6 Transgenerational Studies -- 3.1.7 Gene and Radiation Interaction: The Women's Environmental Cancer and Radiation Epidemiology Study -- 3.1.8 Retinoblastoma -- 3.2 Epidemiologic Studies Focused on Noncancer Outcomes -- 4. Bioindicators from Radiation Biology Studies -- 4.1 DNA Damage and Repair -- 4.2 Signaling of DNA Damage at Low Doses -- 4.3 Chromosome Alterations -- 4.4 Mutations -- 4.5 Radiation-Induced Genomic Instability -- 4.6 Modulators of Response -- 4.6.1 Adaptive Responses -- 4.6.2 Bystander Effects -- 4.6.3 Genetic Susceptibility and Interactions with Radiation -- 4.6.4 Interactions with Environmental and Lifestyle Factors -- 5. Closing the Gaps Towards an Integrated Approach -- 5.1 Targeted Research to Identify Adverse Outcome Pathways and Bioindicators of Response -- 5.2 Biologically Based Modeling -- 5.2.1 Biologically Based Dose-Response Approach -- 5.2.2 Systems Biology -- 5.3 Registries of Medical-Imaging Exposures Linked to Outcomes and Biological Materials -- 5.4 Facilities and Interdisciplinary Training -- 5.4.1 Facilities

5.4.2 Interdisciplinary Training -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee Members -- NCRP Commentaries

ISBN

9780983545071

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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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

1988

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 43

Subjects

Carcinogens

Radon

Fibers

Neoplasms - etiology

ISBN

9283212436

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ202 I585 v.43

Copies

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

2018

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 118

Subjects

Carcinogens

Welding - adverse effects

Indium - adverse effects

Molybdenum - adverse effects

Air Pollutants, Occupational - adverse effects

Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects

Occupational Exposure - adverse effects

Risk Factors

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, 21-28 March 2017

ISBN

9789283201854

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Serial

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Downloadable PDF available.

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

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 105

Subjects

Gasoline - adverse effects

Carcinogens, Environmental - adverse effects

Neoplasms - chemically induced

Petroleum - adverse effects

Air Pollutants - adverse effects

Particulate Matter - toxicity

ISBN

9789283213284

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Corporate Author

International Agency for Research on Cancer

IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man

Place of Publication

Lyon, France

Publisher

International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date

1986

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 41

Subjects

Carcinogens

Environmental Exposure

Hydrocarbons, Halogenated - toxicity

Pesticides - toxicity

ISBN

9789283212416

928321241X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ202 I585 1986 v.41

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2012

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 173

Ebrary books

Subjects

Radioactive Hazard Release

Research Report

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Environmental Exposure - analysis

Disaster Planning

Guideline

ISBN

9780983545033

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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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

viii, 452 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans 93

Subjects

Carcinogens, Environmental

Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects

Lung Neoplasms - chemically induced

Soot - toxicity

Talc - toxicity

Titanium - toxicity

ISBN

9789283212935

ISSN

1017-1606

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ202 I585 2010 v. 93

Copies