Most people don't even consider that something that they bought from their local produce department might contain chemicals that could cause damage to our health and also contaminate our drinking water. ... Which in turn can cause fish and other wild animals to be contaminated because they either live in the water or drink it to survive. ... In anticipation of that day we will continue to harm the environment, animals, and ourselves whenever we use pesticides....

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Carson claims that contamination of the total environment with substances that accumulate in the tissues of plants and animals and even the potential to alter the human germ plasma by design. Carson writes about pesticides that are sprayed onto crops, forests and gardens stating that the poisons travel through underground streams, from one living organism to another, killing vegetation and entering wells that were once pure drinking water (pg 50-51). ... She contributed to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and she has brought about policies to protect humans, animals and our ...

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The chemicals also affect other harmless insects and other innocent animals. ... With her strong beliefs she tries to make people understand that the chemicals that they use to kill certain pests exceed that; not only do they reach other animals but they can also reach our human population. ... They work hard on stamping out unwanted plants and animals. ... So, the chemicals are very harmful, the author says, "and pass mysteriously by underground streams until they emerge and, through the alchemy of air and sunlight, combine into new forms that kill vegetation, sicken cattle, and work unknown ...

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