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~5h 4min
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English
LANGUAGE
6
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Categories
Insect Pests
Pesticides
Toxicology
Biological Control
Published 2000 Fawcett 13 views
ISBN
9798690651572
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Rachel Carson

Biologist Rachel Louise Carson began her career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service but achieved fame and social influence with publication of such popular books as The Sea Around Us (1951) and Silent Spring (1962).

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THERE WAS ONCE a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings...

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This account of the effects of pesticides on the environment launched the environmental movement in America.

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