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DDT, Silent spring, and the rise of environmentalism : classic texts
Title
DDT, Silent spring, and the rise of environmentalism : classic texts / edited by Thomas R. Dunlap ; foreword by William Cronon.
ISBN
9780295988344 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0295988347 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008.
Physical Description
xvi, 150 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2009
Series
Weyerhaeuser environmental classics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-144) and index.
Contents
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.
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