Environmental Toxicology: The Legacy of 'Silent Spring'

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Abstract: The transcript of a Witness Seminar held by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, London on March 12, 2002. Edited by D A Christie and E M Tansey. Rachel Carson’s 'Silent Spring' (1962) coincided with the adoption of a more cautious approach to the use of pesticides, and the ensuing decades have been characterized by continued identification of both natural and man-made hazards and consequent efforts to minimize risk. ‘Environmental toxicology’ has no firm boundaries, encompassing as it does such diverse areas as the health risks of passive smoking, asbestos, lead, radon, air-borne particles, and accidental release of toxic chemicals (‘chemical incidents’), some of which still await resolution. Chaired by Professor Tony Dayan, this Witness Seminar brought together many of those who helped shape understanding in this area – 40 years after the publication of 'Silent Spring'. [Also available at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/publications/wellcome_witnesses_c20th_med/vol_19]

Keywords: Rachel Carson; environmental toxicology; asbestos; lead; radon; toxic chemicals; 'Silent Spring'; passive smoking; Environmental Studies; Chemistry; Biochemistry; Witness Seminars; history of disciplines; Historical Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-05
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