INDEX
economic benefit of, 126
garbage cannot be put into,
133, 410
groundwater protection
and, 119
improved and adapted, 135
maintenance and use of,
132–133
two-chamber, 129–133
urban use of, 115
urine separation in, 129, 132
water conservation and, 118
Dry waste, 398
Ducks, 307
Dust (mining)
illnesses from, 476–477
prevention of harm from,
478–480
working for change, 480
Dust and dust mites, 331, 357
Dust masks, 550–551
Dye industry, 460
Dysentery see Amebic
dysentery; Bacterial
dysentery
E
Ear problems, oil and, 506
Earthquake resistant
building, 383
Earthworms, composting
with, 400
Ecological sanitation
in cities and towns, 115
defined, 103
environment protected by, 106
fertilizer, turning waste into,
124–125, 126, 128
garbage cannot be put in
toilets, 133
planning for, 107
urine as fertilizer, 125, 134
when fertilizer safe to use,
133, 137
also see Compost toilets; Dry
toilets
Economics see Banks;
Microcredit
Ecotourism, 183, 190
Education
child miners and, 475
farmer field schools, 316–317
gardens in schools, 226
lack of toilets and end of, 112
toxic exposures in schools, 323
village health educators, 2
Electricity
biomass energy to produce, 540
burns from, treatment for, 555
cost of, 530
distribution of, 530–531
fire safety of house and, 365
fossil fuel production of,
526–527
high-voltage transmission
wires, 365, 527, 530
improvement of existing
systems, 532
reducing demand for, 532
unequal access to and use of,
525, 529
also see Clean energy;
Dams, large
Electronics
radioactive materials in, 342
recycling and reuse of, toxics
and, 406, 462
Emergencies, 544–557
burns, treatment of, 555
chemicals, treating harm from,
256–259, 553–554
chemical spills, cleanup, 552
chemical spills, planning for, 553
chemical spills, treatment for,
256–259, 553–554
first aid kit, 546–547
mining safety, planning for, 492
mosquito-carried illnesses
and, 141
oil spills, planning for, 518–519
rescue (mouth-to-mouth)
breathing, 557
safety plan for, generally, 545
sanitation and, 113
shock, treatment of, 556
toxic gas release, planning
for, 457
unconscious person, 553,
556, 557
also see Fire safety;
Protective clothing and
equipment
Emphysema, 330, 331
Employment see Work
Endometriosis, 326
Endosulfan, 254
Energy
clean production in factories
and, 458
recycling and reduction of
need for, 404
resources on, 592–593
also see Clean energy;
Electricity;
Transportation
Enrichment planting, 189
Environmental health
defined, 1
excess and causes of, 22
resources for training in,
584–585
scarcity and causes of, 22
also see Air pollution;
Environmental justice;
Forests; Sustainability;
Toxics; Water
Environmental health
promoters, 5, 7–9
Environmental illness (MCS), 333
Environmental impact
assessment (EIA)
building on toxic waste sites
and, 466
community-based, 562
community influence on,
560–562
defined, 559
mine openings and, 495
oil operations and, 508, 510, 519
process of, 559
also see International law;
Lawsuits
Environmental justice, 35–43
acceptable risk and, 43, 449
defined, 35
international campaign for
Bhopal, 39
lawsuits for, 563–565
need for, 36–38
oil exploitation and, 521–522
precautionary principle,
demand for, 43
resources on training in, 584–585
working for change, 42
also see International law;
Rights; Working for
change
Ephedra (ma huang), 331
Epilepsy (seizures), pesticides
and, 253, 254
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