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1、SILENTSPRINGRACHELCARSON(ONESINGLEBOOKWHICHBROUGHTTHEISSUEOFPESTICIDESCENTERSTAGE.WITHMASSSCALEPOISONINGOFTHELANDWITHPESTICIDESANDWITHTHOUSANDSOFFARMERSCOMMITTINGSUICIDETHISBOOKISESSENTIALFORPUBLICRESEARCHININDIA.)ContentsAcknowledgmentsixForewordxi1AFa
2、bleforTomorrow12TheObligationtoEndure53ElixirsofDeath154SurfaceWatersandUndergroundSeas395RealmsoftheSoil536Earth’sGreenMantle637NeedlessHavoc858AndNoBirdsSing1039RiversofDeath12910IndiscriminatelyfromtheSkies15411BeyondtheDreamsoftheBorgias17312TheHuma
3、nPrice18713ThroughaNarrowWindow19914OneinEveryFour21915NatureFightsBack24516TheRumblingsofanAvalanche26217TheOtherRoad277ListofPrincipalSources301Index357AcknowledgmentsINALETTERwritteninJanuary1958,OlgaOwensHuckinstoldmeofherownbitterexperienceofasmall
4、worldmadelifeless,andsobroughtmyattentionsharplybacktoaproblemwithwhichIhadlongbeenconcerned.IthenrealizedImustwritethisbook.DuringtheyearssincethenIhavereceivedhelpandencouragementfromsomanypeoplethatitisnotpossibletonamethemallhere.Thosewhohavefreelys
5、haredwithmethefruitsofmanyyears’experienceandstudyrepresentawidevarietyofgovernmentagenciesinthisandothercountries,manyuniversitiesandresearchinstitutions,andmanyprofessions.ToallofthemIexpressmydeepestthanksfortimeandthoughtsogenerouslygiven.Inaddition
6、myspecialgratitudegoestothosewhotooktimetoreadportionsofthemanuscriptandtooffercommentandcriticismbasedontheirownexpertknowledge.Althoughthefinalresponsibilityfortheaccuracyandvalidityofthetextismine,Icouldnothavecompletedthebookwithoutthegeneroushelpof
7、thesespecialists:L.G.Bartholomew,M.D.,oftheMayoClinic,JohnJ.BieseleoftheUniversityofTexas,A.W.A.BrownoftheUniversityofWesternOntario,MortonS.Biskind,M.D.,ofWestport,Connecticut,C.J.BriejerofthePlantProtectionServiceinHolland,ClarenceCottamoftheRobandBes
8、sieWelderWildlifeFoundation,GeorgeCrile,Jr.,M.D.,oftheClevelandClinic,FrankEglerofNorfolk,Connecticut,MalcolmM.Hargraves,M.D.,oftheMayoClinic,W.C.Hueper,M.D.,oftheNationalCancerInstitute,C.J.KerswilloftheFisheriesResearchBoardofC