She grew up in the industrial pollution of Pittsburgh and couldn't wait to escape. Rachel Carson was a noted biologist and nature writer at a time when there were few women scientists. There was not real debate over pesticides because the debate lacked drama. But the new formulas seemed rather safe, especially compared to arsenic. There were some cases of harm from misuse of the chemicals. With the new pesticides, there were no documented cases of people dying or being seriously hurt by their "normal" use. Food was cheaper because of the new chemical formulations, and these new chemicals, on their face, were much safer than the forms of arsenic that had killed people in the 20s and 30s.
Throughout most of the 1950s, consumers and most policy makers weren't concerned about the potential health risks in using pesticides. Silent Spring & the Environmental Movement "Silent Spring" Ushers in the Environmental Movement
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