Today Iam presenting you the review of book "Silent spring "By Rachel Carson.I encourage you to go through the book for more detail.
The main theme of Silent Spring is the destruction of the delicate balance of nature by the wholesale use of insecticides.Carson had written about how the reckless use of pesticides was contaminating the natural environment and slowly poisoning living things.
Its Written to alert the world to the poisonous impacts of hazardous pesticides, Silent Spring is one of the most effective books ever written.
The pesticide residues in US drainage systems are unexpectedly counterpointed with "the sight and sound of drifting ribbons of waterfowl across an evening sky." Soil bacteria and fungi become a "horde of minute but ceaselessly toiling creatures"
Several question have been arisen due to the use of pesticides like ""Who has placed in one pan of the scales the leaves that might have been eaten by insects, and in the other, the pitiful heaps of many-hued feathers, the lifeless remains of the birds that fell before the unselective bludgeon of insecticidal poison?"
The most tragic lines I found on the text is ""In Florida, two children found an empty bag and used it to repair a swing. Shortly thereafter both of them died and three of their playmates became ill. The bag had once contained an insecticide called parathion, one of the organic phosphates; tests established death by parathion poisoning."
This piece of literature is a terrific teaching text.Persistent and highly toxic products has led to the biomagnification and bioaccumulation which has long term effect.This is the most effective book ever written.Many of the organochlorines and organophosphates at the heart of her story are now banned but more dangerous chemical have been introduced in natural environment. Biological control – were dismissed because nobody (except perhaps the misinformed farmer and the trusting consumer) would profit from them.
It has been on my shelves for decades. But to be honest, although I began rereading with delight, I was relieved to get to the end of it: awful warnings have a way of making you feel awfully low-spirited.
I recommend everyone of the eco-warrior to go through this book once.