Index
The Index lists topics covered in the book in the order of the alphabet.
AB C DEFG H I J KLMNO P QRSTUVWXYZ
A
Above-ground tanks (rainwater
collection), 86
Acceptable risk, 43, 449
Aches see Pain
Acidic soil, 282, 288
Acid mine drainage, 484, 496
Action plans, watershed
protection, 166
Activated charcoal
mask using, how to make, 551
poisoning treatment, 258
Adolescence, 321, 322, 323
Advertising, 355
A-frame level, 290–291, 292
Afterbirth, 429
Agriculture see Farming
Agroforestry, 302
Agro-fuel see Bio-fuel
AIDS see HIV and AIDS
Air pollution
asthma and, 331
bronchitis and, 331
burning biomass and, 540
carbon monoxide (CO), 354
cigarette smoke, 355
defined, 454
gas flares, 509, 512
indoor, 352–355
lead poisoning from, 370
lung problems and, 330–332
monitoring of, 454–456,
492, 513
oil refineries and, 513
pesticides, 272
recording episodes of toxic
release, 457
toxic release of, response to, 457
working for change, 456
also see Toxics, avoiding and
controlling
Alcohol
dust illnesses of lung and, 477
pesticide poisoning worsened
by, 262
Alfalfa, 285
Alkaline soil, 282, 288
Allergic reactions, 357
Allergies, 357
dust and dust mites, 357
GE foods and, 241
health care waste and, 420
mold, 358
multiple chemical sensitivity
compared to, 333
Alternative medicine see
Traditional medicines and
home remedies
Aluminum recycling, 404, 405
Amebic dysentery, 51
Ancient forests, defined, 196
Anemia, 47, 222, 369
Anger, lead poisoning and, 369
Animals
allergies and, 357
asthma and, 331
bones of, as fertilizer, 288
compacting a pond liner
using, 309
deforestation and, 163, 185,
187, 197
fields, protection from, 201
forest protection and, 190
manure of, for biogas
production, 540, 541, 542
manure of, as biomass
energy, 540
manure of, compost and, 403
manure of, as fertilizer, 287
manure of, seed starting
and, 207
oil spills and, 514, 515
pesticide poisoning of, 254, 272
raising sustainably, 307–309
toxic waste killing, 461
water protection from, 57, 74,
91, 308
watershed protection from,
159, 163, 166
waterway erosion restoration
and, 215
Antibiotic resistance
dumping into environment
and, 442
GE foods and, 242
handling of antibiotics and, 420
Antibiotics
and malaria, 145
reducing use of, 442
safe disposal of, 442
Ants
in compost, 403
controlling other pests
with, 299
control of, 367
Anxiety
cancer, 328
heavy metal poisoning, 337
nerve damage, 262
pesticide poisoning, 252, 262
Arsenic
in drinking water, 61, 97
length of time in body, 333
Artemisinin, 145
Asbestos, 332, 371, 494
Asbestosis, 332, 371
Ashes
from burning health care
waste, 423
from burning plastics, 390
from burning solid waste, 465
as fertilizer, 288
for fungal diseases of
plants, 301
as insect repellant, 305
as stove insulation, 362
Asthma
defined, 331
dust and dust mites, 331, 357
health care waste and, 420
malnutrition and, 222
mold and, 358
oil and, 506
treatment and
prevention of, 331
tuberculosis and, 356
Atropine, 258
Autoclaves, 433
Azo dyes, 460
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