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Silent Spring took Carson four years to complete. It meticulously described how DDT entered the food chain and accumulated in the fatty tissues of animals, including human beings, and caused cancer and genetic damage. A single application on a crop, she wrote, killed insects for weeks and monthsnot only the targeted insects but countless moreand remained toxic in the environment even after it was diluted by rainwater. Carson concluded that DDT and other pesticides had irrevocably harmed animals and had contaminated the world's food supply. The book's most haunting and famous chapter, "A Fable for Tomorrow," depicted a nameless American town where all lifefrom fish to birds to apple blossoms to human childrenhad been "silenced" by the insidious effects of DDT.
Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Good condition for a 30+ year old paperback. See photos.
Edition: 1991
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