| Description |
xviii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
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 [et al.] -- 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| Subject |
Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- United States -- Congresses.
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Pesticides -- Environmental aspects. |
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United States. |
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. Silent spring -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Marco, Gino J., 1924-
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Hollingworth, Robert M., 1939-
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Durham, William, 1922-2017.
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
Silent spring.
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| ISBN |
0841209804 |
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0841209812 paperback |
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