616 INDEX
Upholstery, toxics in, 372
Uranium, 342, 343
mining of, 343, 473, 491
Urban development see Cities
and towns
Urban yellow fever, 148
Urine
blood in, 56
fertilizer made from, 125, 134
as pesticide, 298
Urine-diverting toilets see
Dry toilets
V
Vaccination, yellow fever, 148
Vaccination programs, waste
disposal from, 437
Value-added production, 313
Vaporized oil, 518
Vegetable oil, as diesel fuel, 462
Vegetables, food-borne illness
prevention and, 57, 375
Velvet bean, 285
Ventilated improved pit (VIP)
toilet, 118, 123
Ventilation
carbon monoxide (CO)
poisoning, 354
defined, 352
illness prevention and, 356,
357, 358
indoor air pollution and,
352–354
signs of lack of, 352
stove improvement and, 353,
359, 360
and toxics, use of, 332, 429
tuberculosis prevention
and, 481
tuberculosis risk reduction
and, 481
Village health educators, cholera
prevention and, 2
Vinegar
in bleach solution, 358, 431
with hydrogen peroxide, for
disinfection, 430
in safer cleaning products, 373
Violence
of corporations toward
resistance, 522, 558, 565
mining and, 475
of oil sites, 499
also see Sexual violence
Vitamin A, 242–243
Vomiting
burning plastics, 390
endometriosis, 326
how to cause, 257–258
pesticide poisoning, 252, 262
radiation sickness, 343
as sign of diarrhea disease, 51
yellow fever, 148
W
Walls, as contour barriers, 293
also see Rock walls and
fences
War see Military
Washing
pesticide use and, 268–269
also see Cleanliness and
cleaning; Hand washing
Washing soda, 373
Wash toilet with plant bed, 135
Wasps, beneficial, 299
Waste see Health care waste;
Human waste; Solid waste;
Toxic waste
Waste pit, how to make,
438–439
Waste ponds (mining), 482
Wastewater
oil refineries, improvement
of, 513
reuse of, 41, 100–101
Water
animals, protection from, 57,
74, 91, 308
bottling and selling, 63
carrying of, 46, 88
conservation of, 45, 188
cycle of, 156
farmers and access to, 233
forests and, 178
government-community
partnership for, 62, 63
leaks in homes, pest control
and, 366
private ownership of, 63, 233
right to, 62–63, 67, 233
scarcity of, 45, 46, 103
sewers requiring, 116
sustainable farming and wise
use of, 294–295
tippy tap, 58
women and, 46, 72
working for change, 3
also see Erosion;
Groundwater; Rivers and
streams; Surface water;
Water pollution; Water
safety; Water security;
Watersheds; Water
treatment
Water contaminated by toxics
see Water pollution
Water cycle, 156
Water filters
for arsenic, 61, 97
ceramic filter, 94
charcoal, 95
cloth filter, 92, 94
for oil and toxic chemical
removal, 515
slow sand filter, 96–97
Water holes, improvements to,
77–78
also see Wells
Watering
from below, 296
tree seedlings, 211
also see Irrigation
Water pollution
arsenic, 61, 97, 333
improvement by
community, 71
from industrial farming, 61, 169
lead, 369, 370
mining and, 482–484
oil spills, 514, 515
prevention of, 60
sources of, 40, 59
as unsafe, 92
also see Toxics, avoiding and
controlling; Water safety
Water safety, 45–63
causes of safety problems, 47–48
containers for water, 91
examination of water, 69
oil spills and, 515
rainwater collection, 86, 87
testing for quality, 69–70, 515
also see Diarrhea diseases;
Water filters; Water
pollution; Water
treatment
A Community Guide to Environmental Health 2012