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New generation: Growing up reading Rachel Carson, scientists unravel risks of new pesticides
Mitchell, Alanna
http://www.schwartzreport.net/2014/09/29/new-generation-growing-up-reading-rachel-carson-scientists-unravel-risks-of-new-pesticides/Date Written: 2014-09-25 Publisher: Schwartz Report Year Published: 2014 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX16896 Like biologist Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book Silent Spring warned about the devastating effects of DDT, a new generation of scientists is trying to figure out if new pesticides -- which are being used in ever-increasing numbers, quantities, and combinations -- are harming living things they’re not intended to kill, including birds. Subject Headings
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