TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dunlap,Thomas R.
TI  - DDT, Silent spring, and the rise of environmentalism: classic texts 
T2  - Weyerhaeuser environmental classics
SN  - 9780295998954
AV  - TD196.P38 
U1  - 363.17/92 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Seattle
PB  - University of Washington Press
KW  - Carson, Rachel,
KW  - DDT
KW  - gnd
KW  - Silent spring (Carson, Rachel)
KW  - fast
KW  - DDT (Insecticide)
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Environmentalism
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effect of human beings on
KW  - Aspect de l'environnement
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - Environnementalisme
KW  - Homme
KW  - Influence sur la nature
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - General
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Environmental Science
KW  - Pestizid
KW  - Umwelt
KW  - Umweltschutz
KW  - swd
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-144) and index; The ecological foundations of applied entomology / Stephen A. Forbes -- The war against insects / Leland O. Howard -- A study of the effects of lead arsenate exposure on orchardists and consumers of sprayed fruit / Paul Neal -- Toxicity and potential dangers of aerosols, mists, and dusting powders containing DDT / Paul Neal -- How magic is DDT? / James Stevens Simmons -- Aerosol insecticides -- Achievements and possibilities in pest eradication / Clay Lyle -- The Food and Drug Administration looks at insecticides / Paul B. Dunbar -- DDT and its effect on fish and wildlife / Clarence Cottam and Elmer Higgins -- Notes on some ecological effects of DDT sprayed on elms / Roy J. Barker -- Editorial from Bird study -- The status of the peregrine in Great Britain / Derek A. Ratcliffe -- Pesticides and the living landscape / Robert Rudd -- Interview with Joseph J. Hickey / Thomas R. Dunlap -- Backfire in the war against insects / Robert S. Strother -- Heroine of FDA keeps bad drug off market / Morton Mintz -- A fable for tomorrow / Rachel Carson -- Use of pesticides / President's Science Advisory Committee -- Communications create understanding / Robert H. White-Stevens -- The myth of the pesticide menace / Edwin Diamond -- DDT : its days are numbered, except perhaps in pepper fields / Robert Gillette -- Intended consequences / Thomas Sowell -- Rereading Silent spring / Thomas R. Hawkins -- If malaria's the problem, DDT's not the only answer / May Berenbaum
N2  - "No single event played a greater role in the birth of modern environmentalism than the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and its assault on insecticides. This collection of documents ... traces shifting attitudes toward DDT and pesticides in general through a variety of sources ..."--Jacket
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