Our Synthetic Environment

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Our Synthetic Environment
Author Lewis Herber (Murray Bookchin)
Publisher Knopf
Publication date 1962

Our Synthetic Environment is a book published in 1962 that was written by Murray Bookchin under the pseudonym of "Lewis Herber".

The book warns of the dangers of pesticide use and it predates Silent Spring, a more widely known book on the same topic.[1]

[edit] Contents

  • Chapter 1: THE PROBLEM
  • Chapter 2: AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH
  • Chapter 3: URBAN LIFE AND HEALTH
  • Chapter 4: THE PROBLEM OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD
  • Chapter 5: ENVIRONMENT AND CANCER
  • Chapter 6: RADIATION AND HUMAN HEALTH
  • Chapter 7: HUMAN ECOLOGY
  • Chapter 8: HEALTH AND SOCIETY
  • Appendixes

[edit] References

  1. ^ Netzley, Patricia (1999). Environmental Literature. California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-57607-000-X.