Her book helped raise awareness for the environment, warn humans of the dangers of using pesticides such as DDT, preserve several plant and animal species, and make the atmosphere cleaner. ... Along with these facts, she explains how in many occasions the pesticides have done more harm than good in eliminating the pests they were supposed to destroy. ... Her main concern was the government's use of chemical pesticides such as DDT, a colorless substance used as an insecticide that is toxic to humans and animals when swallowed or absorbed through the skin (Guralnik 1970). ... Instead of usi...

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It boldly says in essence, 'Thou shalt not cause any species of plant or animal to go extinct.' ... An animal is endangered if it is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or most of its natural range in the wild. An animal is threatened if it is very likely to fall into the endangered category in "the foreseeable future". ... Congress never appropriated enough to let the Fish and Wildlife Service make more than a small dent in what was supposed to be done', Bean says." ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Her book helped raise awareness for the environment, warn humans of the dangers of using pesticides such as DDT, preserve several plant and animal species, and make the atmosphere cleaner. ... Along with these facts, she explains how in many occasions the pesticides have done more harm than good in eliminating the pests they were supposed to destroy. ... Her main concern was the government's use of chemical pesticides such as DDT, a colorless substance used as an insecticide that is toxic to humans and animals when swallowed or absorbed through the skin (Guralnik 1970). ... Instead of usi...

• Word Count: 1478
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This is when all of the fuel is supposed to be properly disposed of. ... The animals, plants, and people dependant on the bay and its tributaries are not aware of the effect of jet fuel and its cancer causing toxins that are delivered on a near daily basis (Refer to Photo 2). ...

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• Grade Level: High School