Silent Spring

By: Rachel Carson;

Language: English

Quality: Good

Genre: History, Science,

ISBN: 9780618249060

SKU: BE501026910145

Pages: 400

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.