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Rachel Carson

Silent Spring

Fawcett Publications Inc (Jan 01, 1970)

Mass Market Paperback

304 pages

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Environmental Science
Science / Earth Sciences / Oceanography

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Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. The book was published on September 27, 1962, documenting the adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.