. Cottage country : an environmental manual for cottagers. Cottages; Vacation homes; Environmental protection; Pollution. — Pit Privy 25 — Pail and \aiilt Privies 2S — Drawbacks 25 Chemical Toilets 26 — Buckets 26 — Spiasii pan and drop pipe 26 — Recirculating 26 — Portal-lie 26 — Drawbacks 26 — Incinerator Toilets 2^ — Composting Toilets 2"' Alternative Approaches 28 — UwAolunie (Minimum-Flush)Toilets 28 — Water Saving Devices 28 Cesspools (Class 3) 28 Holding Tanks (Class 5) 28 CHAPTER VI FISH CONTAMINATION >^Tjich Sport Fish to Eat? The Contaminants of Concern — Mercury — Effects on
. Cottage country : an environmental manual for cottagers. Cottages; Vacation homes; Environmental protection; Pollution. — Pit Privy 25 — Pail and \aiilt Privies 2S — Drawbacks 25 Chemical Toilets 26 — Buckets 26 — Spiasii pan and drop pipe 26 — Recirculating 26 — Portal-lie 26 — Drawbacks 26 — Incinerator Toilets 2^ — Composting Toilets 2"' Alternative Approaches 28 — UwAolunie (Minimum-Flush)Toilets 28 — Water Saving Devices 28 Cesspools (Class 3) 28 Holding Tanks (Class 5) 28 CHAPTER VI FISH CONTAMINATION >^Tjich Sport Fish to Eat? The Contaminants of Concern — Mercury — Effects on Fish — Effects on Humans — Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) — Mirex (Deehlorane) — DDT — Dioxin Ontario's Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program — How Lakes Are Selected for Testing — \\ hat Fish Species Are Selected' — W hat About Your Lake? More Information CHAPTERVH CONTROL OF BITING INSECTS AND OTHER PESTS Controlling Mosquitoes and Blackflies ... Without Using Pesticides! — Ways to Eliminate Mosquito Breedmg Sites — How to Avoid Bites Chemical Control Controlling Other Pests — Eastern Tent (;aterpillars — Forest Tent Caterpillars — Leeches (Bloodsuckers) — Swimmer's Itch — Carpenter Ants — Powder Post and Furniture Beetles — Bees. Wasps and Hornets — House Mouse — Rats y^ 34 CHAPTER VIII PESTICIDE SAFETY Purchasing 3" Storage 3- Application 3"' Disposal of Empty Containers 3'' In An Emergency 38 CHAPTER IX WASTE MANAGEMENT Hazardous Wastes 38 - W hat you shouldn't do 38 — \V hat you siiould do 38 - Safe handling 38 Try Composting Cottage Wastes 39 — How to (Compost 39 — Locate aw'a\ from Water 39 — (Construction 39 — Composting Methods 39 — What to CCompost 40 — W hat Not to (Compost 4O About Open Burning 4O CHAPTER X BOATING A Look at the Environmental Issues 41 WTiat to Do with Sewage 41 Environmental Tips for the Boat Operator 4I Fuel Spills — The Major Problem 42 Marina and Yacht
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