INDEX
disposal of toxic wastes,
463–467
hidden costs of toxics, 452
international agreements
for, 467
personal choices and, 450–451
pressure on companies to
clean up, 451
sources of, 453
steps to take toward, 450–451
toxic production and toxic
waste, cycle of, 452
Toxics, health problems and,
319–346
asbestos, 332, 371, 494
cancer, 327–329
children and, 322–324
dyes, 460
endometriosis, 326
healing injuries from, 345–346
lung (breathing) problems,
330–332
multiple chemical sensitivity
(MCS), 333
nerve problems, 332
radiation, 342–344, 473
reproductive health, 325–326
skin problems, 332
tannery chemicals, 460
also see Birth defects; Heavy
metal poisoning; specific
illnesses and sources of
toxics
Toxic trade, 465, 467
Toxic waste (household)
containers for, 410
defined, 398
handling and dismantling of
(for recycling and reuse),
405, 406, 411
handling of (at home), 410–411
separation of, 398
Toxic waste (industrial)
battery recycling, 464
community discussion of, 450,
459, 468–469
electronics recycling and,
406, 464
international agreements on
disposal of, 467
leaking dumpsites, 453
pesticide disposal, 463
toxic trade, 465
unsafe disposal of, 463–465
urban construction and, 466
Toxic waste dumps (industrial)
leaking, 453
urban construction
unearthing, 466
Trachoma, 46
Traditional medicines and home
remedies
Bhopal clinic offering, 346
biodiversity important to, 28
for cancer, 328
cough syrup, 477
forest health and, 180
health clinic with garden for, 41
honey, for burns, 555
natural pesticides, 298
steam inhalation, 477
vomiting, how to cause, 257
water treatment, 93
water treatment with plants, 93
also see Health centers;
Natural pest management
Transplanting, 304
tree seedlings, 208, 212–213
wild seelings, 208
Transportation
reduction of fuel needs for, 533
unequal shares of fuel for,
525, 533
Trap plants, 300
Traps
cockroaches, 367
crop diversity (trap plants), 300
flies, 57
flying insects, with light
source, 299
fruit flies, 299
Trash see Solid waste
Treatment see Medicines;
Traditional medicines and
home remedies ; specific
illnesses and problems
Tree planting
barriers to protect, 213, 215
compost toilet for, 118, 126–127
container growing, 210–211
with crops (agroforestry), 302
cuttings, preparation of, 208
fertilizing, 211, 287
legal permission for, 196
mosquito control through, 150
needs of the community, as
issue in, 26, 191, 196-197
nursery growing, 209–213
rock fences to support, 205
seed preparation, 207
selection of seeds or
cuttings, 206
for shade, 294
soil for, 210
spacing of, 212
transplanting seedlings, 208,
212–213
types of trees, choice of, 197, 202
watering, 211, 213
when not to plant trees, 196
when to start trees, 209
wild seedlings, 208
working for change for, 7–9, 30,
176, 205
also see Deforestation;
Forests; Sustainable
forest management; Trees
Trees
cooling house with, 378
interplanted with crops, 302
pest control with, 299
Trenches, as contour barriers, 293
Trench latrine, building, 113
Tuberculosis, 356
food security and, 234
malnutrition and, 222
mining and, 481
oil sites and, 506
prevention of, 481
signs of, 356
treatment of, 356
Tube wells, 61, 76, 79
Two-pit compost toilet, 118, 128
Two-pit pour flush toilet,
136–137
Typhoid
signs of, 51
treatment of, 51
U
Unconscious person, 553, 556, 557
pesticide poisoning, 252, 253
Underground tanks (rainwater
collection), 86
Unequal resource use see
Natural resources, unfair
and unequal use of
Unions, miners, 474, 493
United Nations see
International law
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