Carson, Rachel 1907-1964 Silent spring Search this
Subject:
Carson, Rachel 1907-1964 Silent spring Search this
Carson, Rachel Louise Silent spring Congrès Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 214 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congress
Conference proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings
Philadelphia (Pa., 1984)
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Date:
1987
Notes:
Based on a symposium on the topics posed in Rachel Carson's Silent spring, held in Philadelphia, Aug. 1984
Contents:
Rachel Carson : her vision and her legacy / Shirley A. Briggs -- The not so silent spring / John A. Moore -- The science and politics of pesticides / C.F. Wilkinson -- Assessing the toxicity of pesticides to aquatic organisms / D.R. Nimmo [and others] -- Impact of pesticides on ground water contamination / Robert F. Carsel and Charles N. Smith -- Impact of pesticides on bird populations / Russell J. Hall -- Human health effects of pesticides / J.E. Davies and R. Doon -- Analytical chemistry of pesticides : evolution and impact / Joseph D. Rosen and Fred M. Gretch -- Pesticides : global use and concerns / Virgil H. Freed -- Agriculture, pesticides, and the American chemical industry / Gustave K. Kohn -- Is Silent spring behind us? / David Pimentel -- Many roads and other worlds / Gino J. Marco, Robert M. Hollingworth, and William Durham
Summary:
A landmark in environmental concerns--this extraordinary book continues the ecological revolution that Rachel Carson started 20 years ago. The risks of pesticide use remain, but the issues today have become conflicts of values. How do we trade off the dangers of toxic chemicals and their cost to the environment with the benefits of higher agricultural productivity? This book presents a daring new look at these very important concerns
