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Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act  

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  • Rachel Carson elevated public awareness about the long-term detrimental effects of pesticides widely used in the U.S. agricultural industry with her 1962 book, Silent Spring. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-K07TW9H1-N

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