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Weapons against Silent Spring slow but steady progress
Thirty springs after Rachel Carson's death the campaign against chemical pesticides has reduced lingering toxicity in soil and boosted ecologists and biologists. Yet widespread adoption remains slow as growers favor expedients, while biocontrol and safer methods expand under ARS leadership and quarantine. The article notes DDT's wartime rise, ecological rebound of birds, and the shift toward prevention and biological controls amid economic constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barbour
Atuxent
Rachel Carson
United States
Patuxent National Refuge
Carson
Chesapeake Bay
Florida
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Ms Carson
James L. Krysan
National
Biocontrol
The
Agricultural Research Service
ARS
Richard 8. Soper
ARS’ International Research
Department of Agriculture