Carson, RL

Japanese: Carson,R.L.(英語表記)CarsonRL
Carson, RL

…A book by the American marine biologist and essayist Rachel L. Carson (1907-64), who denounced environmental pollution caused by pesticides. She warned, citing many examples, that organic compounds such as DDT, which have been sprayed in large quantities as pesticides and herbicides, have accumulated in the ecosystem and become seriously toxic to animals, plants, and humans, destroying the delicate balance of nature.

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Japanese:

…農薬による環境汚染を告発した,アメリカの海洋生物学者でエッセイストのレーチェル・カーソンRachel L.Carson(1907‐64)の著書。彼女は殺虫剤,除草剤として大量に散布されてきたDDTなどの有機化合物が,生態系の連鎖のなかで蓄積されて動植物や人間に深刻な毒性をあらわし,微妙な〈自然の均衡〉を破壊していると,多くの実例を紹介しながら警告した。…

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