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.

Author

Steingraber, Sandra

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

People's Picture Company Inc.

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

colour ; 85 minutes

Subjects

Carcinogens, Environmental

Neoplasms - etiology

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

Documentaries and Factual Films

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ202 S819L 2010

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Author

Steingraber, Sandra

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Cambridge, MA

Publisher

Da Capo Press

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xxvi, 414 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Carcinogens, Environmental

Neoplasms - etiology

Neoplasms - epidemiology

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

ISBN

9780306818691

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ202 S819 2010

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