Silent spring
Publication details: London: Penguin, 1962ISBN: 0140224041Subject(s): Pest control | Plant diseases, plant health, plant pests, crop protection pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides | Integrated pest management | Chemical safety | Crop protection chemicals | Biological control | Environmental contamination | Pollution | Farm source pollutionDDC classification: 363.7384 Summary: First published in 1962, Rachel Carson's scientifically passionate exposure of the effects of the indiscriminate use of chemicals is still of vital importance. In her vivid and well-informed text she describes how pesticides and insecticides are applied almost universally to farms, forests, gardens and homes with scant regard to the consequent contamination of our environment and the widespread destruction of wildlife. She argues that unless we recognize that human beings are only a part of the living world, our progressive poisoning of the planet will end in catastrophe. Silent Spring remains the classic statement which founded a whole movement and should be read by everyone who is concerned about the future of our world.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book - Standard loan | CAFRE Greenmount Library LOST | 363.7384 CAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 141496 |
First published in 1962, Rachel Carson's scientifically passionate exposure of the effects of the indiscriminate use of chemicals is still of vital importance. In her vivid and well-informed text she describes how pesticides and insecticides are applied almost universally to farms, forests, gardens and homes with scant regard to the consequent contamination of our environment and the widespread destruction of wildlife. She argues that unless we recognize that human beings are only a part of the living world, our progressive poisoning of the planet will end in catastrophe. Silent Spring remains the classic statement which founded a whole movement and should be read by everyone who is concerned about the future of our world.
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