610 INDEX
life cycle of, 389
protective clothing made
from, 548
reusing, 397
Plastic bottles
bottling water in, 63
tippy tap, 58
water treatment with sunlight, 98
Plastics
burning, 390, 409, 423
health care waste and, 423, 425
recycling of, the problem
with, 405
solar cookers and avoidance
of, 364
toxics and, 341, 342
as waste that won’t go away, 389
Platform for toilet, 120, 121–122
Plumbing, lead water pipes,
369, 370
Pneumonia
malnutrition and, 222
oil sites and, 506
Poisons see Pesticides; Toxics
Policies see Government
policies
Political changes, 13
Pollination of crops, 179
GE crops and, 238, 243
Pollution
common sources of, 32
defined, 32
global warming and, 33
also see Air pollution; Pesticides;
Toxics; Water pollution
Pond for fish, building, 309
POPs (Persistent Organic
Pollutants), 340–342
Population,
“control programs,” 23
Pour flush pit toilet, 118, 136–137
Poverty
biodiversity loss and, 29
dams causing, 170
deforestation and, 181
environmental justice and, 36–43
as hunger cause, 231
malaria and, 146
also see Corporations;
Natural resources, unfair
and unequal use of;
Working for change
Precautionary principle
defined, 32
environmental justice and
demand for, 43
GE foods and lack of, 244
toxics control and, 450
Pregnancy
bednets for mosquitoes, 143,
146, 151
cooking smoke exposure
and, 352
malaria and, 144
pesticide avoidance during,
150, 151
pesticide exposures
during, 263
toxic chemical exposure and,
323–324
Pressure steaming, disinfection
by, 433
Prevention
asthma, 331
blood flukes, 56
cholera, 2–4, 11–12
dehydration, 52–53
diarrhea diseases, 57–58
dust harm, 478–480
food-borne illness, 57, 375
guinea worm, 55
mold, 358, 373
schock, 556
toxic pollution in water, 60–61
tuberculosis, 481
also see Erosion; Fire safety
and prevention; Hand
washing; Heavy metal
poisoning; Homes;
Mosquito control;
Sustainability; Working
for change
Price controls, 225
Prices, food security and, 225,
227, 235
Price supports, 225
Privacy
and disabilities, persons with, 111
toilets and, 105, 111, 113
Processed food see Junk food
Protected family well see Wells
Protective clothing and
equipment, 548–551
bandana or scarf as, 548
as employer responsibility, 548
health care waste and, 427,
429, 549
masks, 550–551
mining and, 478, 479, 549
oil spills and, 516, 518, 549
pesticide use and, 267, 270, 548
plastic bags, making with, 548
washing, after use,
268–269, 549
Pseudoephedrine, 331
Public health committees
organization of, 2–9, 25
also see Working for change
Pumps for wells, 79, 83
Puppet shows, 18
PVC plastic, 341, 342
health care and, 425
Q
R
Radiation poisoning, 342–344,
473, 491
Rainfall, erosion of bare soil
by, 289
Rainwater collection, 41, 86–87
Recycling
benefits of, 404–405
defined, 404
government policy and, 388,
404, 416–417
industry sustainability and, 31
materials that can be
recycled, 405
plastics and, 405
preparation of materials for, 406
vegetable oil as fuel, 462
working for change to
promote, 5, 388, 408,
416–417
also see Reducing waste;
Resource recovery; Solid
waste
Reducing waste
of electricity, 532
health care waste, 425
solid waste, 396–397
also see Recycling; Solid waste
Reed beds, greywater and,
100–101
Reforestation see Tree planting
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