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Bottle of DDT Pesticide

Bottle of the pesticide DDT in a residential garage. DDT was widely used in the United States until the publication of Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring," which linked its use to eggshell thinning in many bird species, among numerous other adverse effects on the environment and human health. Carson's book is credited with launching the modern environmental movement.

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Title: Bottle of DDT Pesticide

Caption: Bottle of the pesticide DDT in a residential garage. DDT was widely used in the United States until the publication of Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring," which linked its use to eggshell thinning in many bird species, among numerous other adverse effects on the environment and human health. Carson's book is credited with launching the modern environmental movement.

Category: Ecology & Environment

Credit: Album / Science Source / William H. Mullins

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Image size: 5095 × 3429 px | 50.0 MB

Print size: 43.1 × 29.0 cm | 2005.9 × 1350.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: BOTTLE • CHEMICAL • CONTAINER • CONTAMINATE • DDT • ECOLOGICAL • ECOLÓGICO • ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT • ECOLOGY • ENVIRONMENT • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE • ENVIRONMENTAL • HAZARD • HAZARDOUS • INSECTICIDE • PESTICIDE • POISON • POISONED • POISONOUS • POLLUTANT • POLLUTE • POLLUTION • SPRAY • SYNTHETIC • TOXIC • TOXICITY • VENOMOUS