INDEX
Bricks, mud and straw
earthquake resistance and, 383
improved, 380
as insulating, 378
Briquettes
charcoal, 258
from crop wastes, 363
from paper, 404
from sawdust, 404
Brominated flame retardants
(BFRs), 372
Bronchitis, 222, 331, 506
Bronchodilators, 477
Bucket, bleach, 431–432
Bucket brigade monitoring,
455–456
Building and building materials
asbestos removal, 371
basic ideas for improvement
of, 377
earthquake resistant, 383
health clinic using nontoxic, 41
heating and cooling, 378–379
insulation, 378–379
lead paint removal, 370
pest control measures,
350–351, 366, 367, 377
planning with community,
384–385
plaster, how to make natural
earth, 382
straw bales, 383
sunlight, use of, 378
sustainable materials, 379
toxic waste sites and, 466
traditional vs. modern, 381
ventilation, 354
working for change in, 380,
384–385
also see Bricks; Concrete
constructions; Homes
Burial of waste
health care waste, 429,
438–439, 441, 442
pesticide containers, 269, 410
small pit burial, 409
also see Sanitary landfill
Burning
controlled (forest
management), 189
crop wastes, for electricity
generation, 540
fossil fuels, 510, 527, 533
also see Burning solid waste;
Global warming
Burning solid waste
banning of, 417
chlorine-containing
materials, 341
contaminated soil, 466
as controversial, 409, 416, 463
do not burn toxic waste, 410
health care waste, 423
mercury, do not burn, 441
pesticides, 463
plastic and rubber, 390, 409, 423
Burns
laundering sheets for patients,
432, 440
treatment for, 555
C
Cacao, fair trade, 314, 315
Cancer, 327–330
arsenic poisoning and, 61
Bhopal disaster and, 36, 345
breast, 329
burning plastics and, 390, 423
causes of, 327, 329
defined, 327
dioxins and, 341, 423
early detection of, 327
GE foods and, 241
health care disinfection
chemicals and, 429, 440
health care waste and, 420
high-voltage wires and, 527
home cleaning products
and, 372
junk food and, 223
lawsuits and, 564, 565
not curable, 328
oil (petroleum) and, 502, 506,
507, 509, 510, 513, 516
pesticides and, 150, 253, 254,
261, 262
radiation poisoning and,
343, 491
tannery chemicals and, 460
treatments for, 328
and water with toxics in it, 92
Carbolic acid, 432, 440
Carbon monoxide (CO)
poisoning, 354
Carob trees, 6, 9
Carpets, toxics in, 372
Cassava, 227
Catchment area see Watershed
Cats, feces not in compost, 403
Cattle see Cows
Caustic soda, 440
Ceibo trees, 6
Celery, 257
Cells, 327
Cement
disposing of medicines
with, 442
earth blocks improved with, 380
also see Concrete
Ceramic filter, 94
Ceramics see Clay
Certification programs, 314, 315
Chagas, 367
Change see Working for change
Changing crop patterns, 300
Charcoal
bra-cup mask made with, 551
pesticide poisoning and, 258
Charcoal briquettes, 258
Charcoal filter, 95
Check dams, 293
Chelation, 340
Chemical body burden, 333
Chemicals
asthma and, 331
corporations making,
abandonment of
communities, 36–39, 43
disinfection of health care
waste with, 429–432, 440
mining and, 485–486
as pollution source, 32
precautionary principle and, 32
spills of, 552–554
treatment for burns by, 555
treatment for poisoning by,
256–259, 553–554
also see Toxics
Chickens, 307, 541
Child labor, 475, 494
Children
dams and, 169
dehydration of, 52–53
and dengue fever, 147
development of, 332–334
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