606 INDEX
insect borne, 367
junk food and, 223, 224
malnutrition and, 222, 223, 234
pesticide poisoning and long-
term, 261–263
from smoking cigarettes,
355, 356
water scarcity and, 46
water treating or preventing, 46
also see Diarrhea diseases;
Heavy metal poisoning;
Reproductive health,
damage to; Signs; Toxics,
health problems and;
specific illnesses
Immune system damage,
pesticides and, 263
Immunization see Vaccination
Incineration see Burning solid
waste
Incinerator, 423
Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), 151
Industrial farming see Farming
Industry see Corporations
Infrastructure changes, 13
Insecticides
DDT, 150–151, 333
defined, 249
for mosquito control, 143,
150–151
pyrethrins, 150, 151
safety and use of, 150–151
also see Pesticides
Insects
beneficial, 273, 297, 299
pests, identification of, 297
repellants, food saving and, 305
resistant to pesticides, 151, 243,
250, 273
also see Fly control; Mosquito
control; Natural pest
management; Traps
Institutions, building of, 25
Insulation for homes, 378–379
Integrated pest management
(IPM) see Natural pest
management
Interactive theater, 18
International campaign for
justice in Bhopal, 39
International law, 558–568
enforcement necessary to, 465
forums and special
procedures, 568
list of, 567
mining health and safety, 493
oil companies, 512, 522–523
resources for, 593
toxic waste disposal, 467
use of, 566–568
also see Corporations;
Environmental justice;
Government policies;
Lawsuits
Internet
ecotourism advertising on, 183
as source, 584
also see Resources
IPM see Natural pest
management
Irrigation
alternatives to dams for, 172
drip, 294
pesticide use and protection
of ditches for, 268
water pollution from, 61
Irritability
Bhopal clinic treating, 343
in children, 323
heavy metal poisoning, 337
IRS (Indoor Residual Spraying), 151
J
Jarring food, 306
Jaundice, yellow fever and, 148
Jobs see Work
Jungle yellow fever, 148
Junk food
corporate control of food
supply and, 223
malnutrition and, 223
Native Americans and, 224
Justice see Environmental justice
K
Kalonji, 331
Kerosene poisoning, 257
Kidneys, oil sites and, 506
L
Labels, on pesticides, 276–277
Lablab bean, 285
Land, farmers’ loss of, 223,
233, 234
Laundry, in health care, 432, 440
Laundry starch, nontoxic, 373
Law
resources for, 593
using, 558–568
also see Environmental
impact assessment;
Environmental justice;
Government policies;
International law;
Lawsuits
Lawsuits, 563–565
Leachate, 415
Leach fields, 116
Leach pit, how to make, 439
Lead acid batteries see Batteries
Lead and lead poisoning
car batteries and, 464
and garden soils, 312, 369
home safety and, 368–370
pregnancy and, 323
prevention of, 369–370
signs of, 369
Legumes, 285
Leishmaniasis, deforestation
and, 28
Lemon juice, in cleaning
products, 373
Lemon juice, water disinfection
with, 98
Leukemia, 169, 262, 365, 507,
527, 528
Level, A-frame, 290–291, 292
Light, flying insect trap using, 299
Lime juice, water disinfection
with, 98
Limestone, 288
Live barriers, 293
Livelihood, forests and,
181–184, 195
Liver damage
oil sites and, 506
pesticides and, 262
Local food production and
distribution, 226
Logging
deforestation and, 185
selective, 189
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