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9. DDT and Its Effect on Fish and Wildlife

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© 2015, University of Washington Press

© 2015, University of Washington Press

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
DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch DDT, Silent Spring, and the Rise of Environmentalism
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780295998954-014

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
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