INDEX
Water security, 65–101
assessment by community,
68–70
barriers to, 73
biodiversity and, 29
community organizing for, 68,
74, 75
defined, 66
improving supply, planning for,
70–74
maintenance of systems, 79,
82, 85, 91
protection of sources,
generally, 75
protection of springs, 74,
84–85
protection of wells, 76–83
rainwater collection, 41, 86–87
resources for, 585–587
storage of water, 90–91
testing for safety, 69–70
transport of water (piped
system), 88–89, 91
treatment of water, 92–99
wastewaster (greywater) reuse,
41, 100–101
women and planning for, 72,
88, 89
also see Water safety
Watersheds, 155–173
benefits of protection, 162
in cities and towns, 168
cycle of water, 156
defined, 155–156
deforestation and erosion in,
159, 160, 179
health effects of damage to,
159, 160
how watersheds work, 156–157
managing flow, 167–168
planning for protection of,
164–166, 173
restoring and protecting,
161–163
sustainable development to
protect, 161-162
working for change, 159, 163,
164–166, 173
also see Dams, large
Water taps, draining runoff
from, 82
Water testing, 69–70, 515
Water treatment
disinfecting, 92, 97–99
filtering, 92, 94–97
plant medicine used for, 93
sediment removal prior to
disinfecting, 92
settling, 92, 93
Waterways
solid waste clogging, 390
toxic waste and, 410
also see Rivers and streams;
Wetlands
Wealth see Corporations;
Natural resources, unfair
and unequal use of; Poverty
Weather, forests and, 178
Web of life
defined, 27
toxic chemical movement
through environment
and, 335–336
also see Biodiversity; Cycles,
natural
Websites see Internet;
Resources
Weed control
cover crops to prevent weeds,
285–286
other methods for, 288
soil improvement for, 288
tree seedlings and, 211
Weight loss, chronic
asbestosis, 332
cancer, 327
tuberculosis, 356
Wells
contamination of, 61, 77, 82
cover slab, 80
drainage platform, 78, 81
draining runoff from, 82
improving simple wells, 77–78
lining of, 79
locating, 77, 79
maintenance of, 82
protected family, definition
of, 79
protection of, 79–81
pumping water from, 83
shallow hand-dug
(scoopholes), 76, 77
technical solutions for,
limitations of, 61, 79, 83
toilet location and, 119, 137
tube wells, 61, 76, 79
windlass, bucket, and chain, 81
also see Water treatment
Wetlands
constructed, 100–101
defined, 214
restoration of, 214–215
watershed protection and, 161
Wet malnutrition, 222
Wheelchairs, toilets and, 111
Whipworms, signs of, 51
Wildlife
GE foods and harm to, 243
protection of, 190
Wild seedlings, 208
Windows
insulating house and, 379
opening, and ventilation, 379
Wind power, 536
Wiping after toileting, 112
Women
carrying water, 46, 88
collecting firewood, 180
mining and, 474, 493, 494
separate meeting groups for, 14
toilet and sanitation needs of,
108–110, 113
water planning to involve, 72,
88, 89
also see Birth defects;
Children; Homes;
Pregnancy
Wood fuel, 361, 362, 363
also see Stoves
Work
bringing pesticides home, 271
chemical spill emergency
plan, 553
clean production, steps to, 459
dam building, 170
forests and, 181–184, 195
home employment, hazard
reduction and, 376
oil industry, 516, 518
resource recovery, 387, 388,
395, 406
also see Clean production;
Farming; Mining;
Protective clothing and
equipment
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