Title Since Silent Spring

Published London : Hamish Hamilton, 1970 1970

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W'PONDS	577.27 Gra/Sss 1970		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS	577.27 Gra/Sss 1970		AVAILABLE
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Description 297pages Contents Part 1. The controversy : -- The genesis ; the synthesis ; a most curious affair ; the counterattack ; the public controversy ; the widening protest -- Part 2. The Circle of evidence : -- Miss Carson's "nightmares" unfold ; Tainted waters ; "We have reached these conclusions" ; The human toll ; the unknown ; in the scales -- Part 3. The flow of knowledge : -- The muddies sources ; the message -- Part 4. The uncertain defenders : -- Washington begins to stir ; Predadors and Poisons ; The toxic field of mars ; The two faces of public health ; "Biological weaklings and prosperous ignoramuses" ; The Spray's the thing -- Part 5. A light at the end of the road : -- Toward a court of last resort ; Toward a complex community -- Safer pesticides for home and garden / by Shirley A. Briggs -- Federal registration requirements for pesticide products / by Harold G. Alford -- In memoriam Summary Describes the background of Rachel Carson and her book, discusses the question of pesticides as it stands today and shows what the average citizen can do to change the situation Notes Reprint of the original Hamish Hamilton edition with 3 new appendices Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Also issued online Subject Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Silent spring. Agricultural chemicals -- Environmental aspects. Environmental health. Insecticides -- Environmental aspects. Pesticides and wildlife -- Toxicology. Pesticides -- Environmental aspects. Pesticides -- Toxicology. Pollution. Environmental Pollution. Pesticide Residues. Pesticides. Poisoning. Environmental Health. Pesticides -- poisoning. Author Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. LC no. 77082948 ISBN (.95) 0241017750

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