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DDT and the American Century
David Kinkela
其他書名
Global Health, Environmental Politics, and the Pesticide That Changed the World
出版Univ of North Carolina Press, 2011-11-07
主題History / Modern / 20th Century / GeneralHistory / United States / 20th CenturyScience / Life Sciences / Ecology
ISBN08078693099780807869307
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=wfS0WnQzGGwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Praised for its ability to kill insects effectively and cheaply and reviled as an ecological hazard, DDT continues to engender passion across the political spectrum as one of the world’s most controversial chemical pesticides. In DDT and the American Century, David Kinkela chronicles the use of DDT around the world from 1941 to the present with a particular focus on the United States, which has played a critical role in encouraging the global use of the pesticide. Kinkela’s study offers a unique approach to understanding both this contentious chemical and modern environmentalism in an international context.