INDEX
contaminated with toxics or
heavy metals, 40, 312
contour barriers and type
of, 291
drainage of water and
improvement of, 167
fertility of, 282
GE foods and harm to, 243
green manures and
improvement of, 285
pesticide poisoning of, 272
pH of, 282, 288
for planting trees, 210
structure of, 282
texture of, 282
also see Farming;
Fertilizers; Gardens
Soil structure, 282
Soil texture, 282
Solar energy
as alternative to dams, 172
battery storage of, 529, 537
costs of, 537
defined, 537
health clinics using, 41, 531
hot water heating, 538
microcredit programs for, 539
stove using, 364
system required for, 537
also see Clean energy
Solid waste, 387–417
assessment of needs (trash
walk), 391–394
dry waste, 398
ecological toilets cannot be
used for, 133
government policies and, 391,
395, 397, 404, 417
healthy homes and
management of, 366
organic (wet), 398, 399,
400–403
plastic bags, banning, 173, 397
poorly managed, effects
of, 390
program for, steps of, 396
protection while handling,
390, 406
reducing waste, 396–397
reusable packaging instead
of, 389
reuse of wastes, 397, 404, 408
separation of wastes, 398–399
waste that does not go
away, 389
workers, health and safety of,
388, 406
working for change, 297, 388,
391–395, 401, 408, 416–417
zero waste, 416
also see Burial of waste;
Burning solid waste;
Health care waste; Plastics;
Recycling; Sanitary
landfills; Toxic waste
Solvents
container disposal, 411
fire safety and, 365
for oil spill cleanup, 518
poisoning by, 257
Soot, 352
Sores
blood flukes, 56
guinea worm, 55
Sorghum, 285
Spills, chemical, 256, 552–554
also see Oil spills
Sprayer, for pesticides, 268, 270
Spring box, 85
Springs
assessment of safety, 84
box for, 85
maintenance of, 85
protection from animals, 74
protection of, 84
also see Wells
Stagnant water, 141
Standing water, 141
Steaming, disinfection by, 432–433
Steel, recycling of, 405
Sterile dressing, 555
Sterility, toxics and, 263, 325
STIs
blood flukes mistaken for, 56
mining camps and, 474
oil camps and, 500
Stockholm Convention on
Persistent Organic
Pollutants, 467
Stone walls see
Rock walls and fences
Storage of food see Food storage
Stoves
haybox cooker, 362
improvement of, generally,
359–360
open fires, 361
rocket stove (metal), 362
simple clay stove, 361
solar (sunlight energy), 364
ventilation and, 353, 359, 360
working for change, 353, 359
also see Fuels; Homes
Straw bale housing, 383
Streams see Rivers and streams
Stress, asthma and, 331
Strip-cropping, 294
Stroke, 355
Subsidiaries, 565
Subsidies, farm, 225, 250, 313
Succession, natural, 202, 203
Sugar, in rehydration drink, 53
Sugar cane, as fertilizer, 288
Sulfuric acid
acid mine drainage and, 484
as mining chemical, 485
Sunlight
building homes to make best
use of, 378
dry toilet improvement
using, 135
water disinfection with, 98
also see Solar energy
Surface runoff, 167
Surface water
defined, 75
protection of, generally, 75
and springs, assessment of, 84
also see Rivers and streams
Surveys, community health
defined, 17
on effects of oil, 500–505, 507
Sustainability
defined, 26
health clinics and, 40-41, 531
industry and, 31
precautionary principle, 32
preventing harm from
pollution, 32
respecting the web of life, 27–29
restoring the web of life, 30
working with nature, 30–31
also see Clean energy;
Clean production;
Homes; Restoring land;
Sustainable farming;
Sustainable forest
management
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