Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1: BACKGROUND
7. Introduction 11
8. Views of Nature
9. 1. The Ecological Foundations of Applied Entomology 15
10. 2. The War against Insects 20
11. Pre-DDT Pesticides and DDT’s Use in World War II
12. 3. A Study of the Effects of Lead Arsenate Exposure on Orchardists and Consumers of Sprayed Fruit 24
13. 4. Toxicity and Potential Dangers of Aerosols,Mists, and Dusting Powders Containing DDT 26
14. Part 2: DDT’S BRIGHT PROMISE AND NEGLECTED PROBLEMS (1942–1958)
15. Introduction 29
16. DDT as Miracle Chemical
17. 5. Brigadier General James Stevens Simmons,“How Magic is DDT?” 31
18. 6. “Aerosol Insecticides” 39
19. 7. “Achievements and Possibilities in Pest Eradication” 44
20. Early Warnings
21. 8. The Food and Drug Administration Looks at Insecticides 51
22. 9. DDT and Its Effect on Fish and Wildlife 58
23. Part 3: RISING CONCERN ABOUT NEW PROBLEMS
24. Introduction 63
25. DDT, Food Chains, and Wildlife
26. 10. Notes on Some Ecological Effects of DDT Sprayed on Elms 65
27. 11. Editorial from Bird Study 68
28. 12. The Status of the Peregrine in Great Britain 70
29. 13. Pesticides and the Living Landscape 75
30. 14. Interview with Joseph J. Hickey 80
31. 15. Backfire in the War against Insects 85
32. Part 4: THE STORM OVER SILENT SPRING
33. Introduction 91
34. Public Alarm
35. 16. “Heroine” of FDA Keeps Bad Drug Off Market 94
36. 17. A Fable for Tomorrow 102
37. Reactions
38. 18. President’s Science Advisory Committee, Use of Pesticides 104
39. 19. Communications Create Understanding 109
40. 20. The Myth of the “Pesticide Menace” 115
41. 21. DDT: Its Days Are Numbered, Except Perhaps in Pepper Fields 121
42. Part 5: DDT AND MALARIA
43. Introduction 125
44. 22. Thomas Sowell, “Intended Consequences” 127
45. 23. Re-reading Silent Spring 130
46. 24. If Malaria’s the Problem, DDT’s Not the Only Answer 136
47. Notes on Further Reading 141
48. Credits 145
49. Index 147
50. Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books 151