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Silent Spring is an environmental science book. The book documents the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.The book appeared in September 1962 and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement.
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Silent Spring, Rachel Carson
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- Silent Spring
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rachel Carson
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0618249060
- ISBN13
- 9780618249060
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Science & Math, Nature, Science, Environmental Themes, Ecology, Gifts for women, Environmental Science, Man and Nature, Environmental Ethics
- First published
- 1962
- Original title
- Silent Spring
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- Silent Spring is an environmental science book. The book documents the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.The book appeared in September 1962 and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement.