Displaying 1 of 1 2002 Format: Book Author: Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964, author. Title: Silent spring / Rachel Carson ; introduction by Linda Lear ; afterword by Edward O. Wilson. Edition: Fortieth anniversary edition. Publisher, Date: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, [2002] ©2002 Description: xix, 378 pages Summary: First published in 1962, Silent spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising the awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. Scientist and pioneering enviornmentalist Rachel Carson presents a detailed account of the development of military biocides and their derivative cousins: our common pesticides and herbicides. Subjects: Pesticides -- Environmental aspects. Pesticides -- Toxicology. Pesticides and wildlife. Insect pests -- Biological control. Environmental health. Nature conservation. Insect pests -- Control. Nature -- Protection. Environmental Health Insect Control Pesticides -- Aspect de l'environnement. Pesticides -- Toxicologie. Pesticides et faune. Insectes nuisibles -- Lutte biologique contre. Nature -- Conservation. Hygiène du milieu. Insectes nuisibles -- Lutte contre. Insect pests -- Control Nature conservation Environmental health Insect pests -- Biological control Pesticides and wildlife Pesticides -- Environmental aspects Pesticides -- Toxicology Umweltverschmutzung. Umweltrisiko. Écologie. Pesticides -- Aspect de l'environnement. Nature -- Protection. Pollution -- Lutte contre -- Appareils et matériel. Résistance aux insecticides. Pesticides -- Environmental aspects. Pesticides and wildlife. Other Author: Lear, Linda J., 1940- writer of introduction. Wilson, Edward O., writer of afterword. Notes: "The classic that launched the environmental movement"--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-355) and index. Accelerated Reader UG 11.5 19. Contents: Introduction -- Fable for tomorrow -- Obligation to endure -- Elixirs of death -- Surface waters and underground seas -- Realms of the soil -- Earth's green mantle -- Needless havoc -- And no birds sing -- Rivers of death -- Indiscriminately from the skies -- Beyond the dreams of the borgias -- Human price -- Through a narrow window -- One in every four -- Nature fights back -- Rumblings of an avalanche -- Other road -- List of principal sources -- Afterword / Edward O. Wilson. Web Site: Publisher description Table of contents Sample text Contributor biographical information Table of contents LCCN: 2002726803 ISBN: 061825305X 9780618253050 * 0618249060 * 9780618249060 9780618253050 Other Number: 824193202 System Availability: 11 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 11 Control Number: 3701916 Call Number: 363.7384 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 10 # System items in: 10 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
