614 INDEX
Sustainable farming, 279–317
animal raising, 307–308
biodiversity and, 29, 300, 302
in cities and towns, 310–312
contour barriers, 290–293
defined, 279
erosion protection, 289
farmer field schools, 316–317
fish farming, 309
health benefits of, 281
marketing farm products, 313–315
mulch, 286, 289
principles for, 281–282
resources for, 588–590
seed saving, 226, 246–247,
303–304
soil improvement, 282–288
water used wisely, 294–295
working for change, 218–219,
224, 280, 312, 315, 316–317
also see Crops; Fertilizers,
natural; Food storage;
Gardens; Natural pest
management; Soil; Weed
control
Sustainable forest management
defined, 189
methods of use and
protection, 189–190
partnerships to protect, 193–194
planning for, 191–192
working for change, 195
also see Forests
“Sustainable” mining, 497
Swales, 293
Swallowed chemicals, treatment
for, 257–258, 554
Swidden farming, 182
Symptoms see Signs
Syringes
disinfection for reuse, 435
disposal of, 436
kinds of, 435
T
Tankers, oil, 513
Tanks, oil, 513
Tanneries, 460–461
TB see Tuberculosis
Tea
for asthma relief, 331
fair trade, 314
Televisions see Electronics
Termite control, 367
Tetanus, 420
Thatch roofs
as insulating, 379
pest control and, 367
Theater, 17–18
Thermometers
broken, 440–441
non-mercury, 425
Thinning forests, 189
3-pot method of settling
water, 93
Timeline, 13, 16
Tin cans, reuse and recycling,
404, 405
Tingling feelings, 252, 338
Tippy tap, how to make, 58
Tiredness (fatigue)
cancer and, 327
carbon monoxide
poisoning, 354
pesticide poisoning, 253
radiation sickness, 343
Tires, reuse of, 404, 405
Tobacco
as pesticide, 298
smoking, 355, 356
Toilets, 103–139
benefits of, 105
choice of best, 138–139
cleaning of, 105, 108, 133
closed pit toilet, 118, 120–122
composting toilet for tree
planting, 118, 126–127
concrete platform, 120, 121–122
concrete ring beam, 120, 122
and disabilities, persons
with, 111
groundwater protection and,
119, 137
locating toilets, issue to
consider, 119
planning for, issues to consider,
106–109
pour flush toilet, 136–137
prevention of germs and
worms and, 57
toxic waste cannot be put
in, 410
trench latrine, 113
two-pit compost toilet, 118, 128
types of, generally, 118
ventilated improved pit (VIP)
toilet, 118, 123
women and, 108–110, 113
also see Dry toilets;
Ecological sanitation
Tools, plant diseases and, 301
Tourism, 183, 190
Towns see Cities and towns
Toxics
Bhopal toxic gas disaster,
36–43, 345–346
burning plastic releasing, 390
chemical body burden, 333
contaminated garden soils, 312
disinfection chemicals used in
health care, 429, 440
dye industry, 460
exposures to body, three ways
of, 40
factors affecting harm
caused, 321
fire prevention and, 365
mixtures of toxics, 334
movement through
environment by, 40,
335–336
POPs (Persistent Organic
Pollutants), 340–342
precautionary principle and, 32
prevention of pollution in
water, 60
radiation, 342–344, 473, 491
resources on, 591–592
small amounts, 321
tannery chemicals, 460–461
working for change, 42, 320,
342, 344–346
also see Air pollution;
Chemicals; Health care
waste; Heavy metal
poisoning; Mining; Oil
(petroleum); Pesticides;
Solid waste; Toxics,
avoiding and controlling;
Toxics, health problems
and ; Toxic waste; Water
pollution
Toxics, avoiding and controlling,
449–469
air pollution, 454–457
clean production, 31, 458–462
community discussion on, 450,
459, 468–469
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