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1、SILENTSPRINGRACHELCARSON(ONESINGLEBOOKWHICHBROUGHTTHEISSUEOFPESTICIDESCENTERSTAGE.WITHMASSSCALEPOISONINGOFTHELANDWITHPESTICIDESANDWITHTHOUSANDSOFFARMERSCOMMITTINGSUICIDETHISBOOKISESSENTIALFORPUBLICRESEARCHININDIA.)ContentsAcknowledgmentsixForewordxi1AFableforTomorrow12TheO
2、bligationtoEndure53ElixirsofDeath154SurfaceWatersandUndergroundSeas395RealmsoftheSoil536Earth’sGreenMantle637NeedlessHavoc858AndNoBirdsSing1039RiversofDeath12910IndiscriminatelyfromtheSkies15411BeyondtheDreamsoftheBorgias17312TheHumanPrice18713ThroughaNarrowWindow19914Onei
3、nEveryFour21915NatureFightsBack24516TheRumblingsofanAvalanche26217TheOtherRoad277ListofPrincipalSources301Index357AcknowledgmentsINALETTERwritteninJanuary1958,OlgaOwensHuckinstoldmeofherownbitterexperienceofasmallworldmadelifeless,andsobroughtmyattentionsharplybacktoaprobl
4、emwithwhichIhadlongbeenconcerned.IthenrealizedImustwritethisbook.DuringtheyearssincethenIhavereceivedhelpandencouragementfromsomanypeoplethatitisnotpossibletonamethemallhere.Thosewhohavefreelysharedwithmethefruitsofmanyyears’experienceandstudyrepresentawidevarietyofgovernm
5、entagenciesinthisandothercountries,manyuniversitiesandresearchinstitutions,andmanyprofessions.ToallofthemIexpressmydeepestthanksfortimeandthoughtsogenerouslygiven.Inadditionmyspecialgratitudegoestothosewhotooktimetoreadportionsofthemanuscriptandtooffercommentandcriticismba
6、sedontheirownexpertknowledge.Althoughthefinalresponsibilityfortheaccuracyandvalidityofthetextismine,Icouldnothavecompletedthebookwithoutthegeneroushelpofthesespecialists:L.G.Bartholomew,M.D.,oftheMayoClinic,JohnJ.BieseleoftheUniversityofTexas,A.W.A.BrownoftheUniversityofWe
7、sternOntario,MortonS.Biskind,M.D.,ofWestport,Connecticut,C.J.BriejerofthePlantProtectionServiceinHolland,ClarenceCottamoftheRobandBessieWelderWildlifeFoundation,GeorgeCrile,Jr.,M.D.,oftheClevelandClinic,FrankEglerofNorfolk,Connecticut,MalcolmM.Hargraves,M.D.,oftheMayoClini
8、c,W.C.Hueper,M.D.,oftheNationalCancerInstitute,C.J.KerswilloftheFisheriesResearchBoardofC
