Beyond Silent Spring: Integrated Pest Management and Chemical Safety

by David B. Peakall and Helmut F. van Emden

Book Overview

More than 32 years ago, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring appeared upon the scene as a landmark of literary achievement which contributed greatly to the foundation of the modern environmental movement. Rachel Carson had designed Silent Spring to shock the public into action against the misuse of chemical pesticides. More than anything else, the book also served as an ecological primer, demonstrating the interrelationship of all things and the dependence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0412728001
• ISBN13: 9780412728006
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"