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Elenna [48]
3 years ago
15

2. What is the significance of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring?

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1 answer:
Dovator [93]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Rachel Carson's seminal 1962 book, Silent Spring, told the real-life story of how bird populations across the country were suffering as a result of the widespread application of the synthetic pesticide DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane), which was being used widely to control mosquitoes and others insects.

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