Chapter 1- A Fable for Tomorrow
The beginnings of the changes in this town were caused by people ourselves.
i. Changes in the town
A. Farms
- Farms were prosperous and full of grains/ fruits and flowers in abundance
- Dried and withered vegetation/ no pollination/ everything started to die
B. Animals
- Birds in the sky/ Fish in the lake and pond/ animals running on the field
- No sound heard by the birds and most could not fly/ Fish died/ young animals survived only a few days
At once prosperous and peaceful, the problems in this town were caused by the people.
Chapter 2- The Obligation to Endure
The chemicals used by the people are causing the harmful changes in the United States.
i. Affects of harmful chemicals in the United States
A. Strontium …show more content…
Pesticides, first used to kill disease carrying insects
- Kills nearly 37% of crops produced in United States
- Human population increases- loss in food production
- Increase in insect population due to isolation and migration, creating new species.
Use of chemicals by the people is the cause of harmful changes in United States.
Chapter 3- The Elixirs of Death
The chemical poisons that are used often by people in this world.
i. Chemical poisons
A. Arsenic
- Arsenic is used to kill weeds and insects. It can also kill livestock, wildlife, and people
B. DDT
- Synthetic organic compound that’s used to kill insects but not harmful to human
Chlorinated Naphthalene’s- cause hepatitis and liver disease
C. Dieldrin
- Five times as toxic as DDT when swallowed but 40 times as toxic when absorbed into the skin
D. Aldrin
- Cause degeneration of the kidney and liver.
E. Endrin
- Most toxic of all
Organic Phosphates- destroy …show more content…
Death of birds
A. In Illinois and Alabama, birds started to disappear
- Michigan State University found out the link between death of robins and spraying of elm trees
- They found out that earthworms were contaminated by the poison and that is what caused the birds to die
- Another scientist found that trees were sprayed twice a year with DDT
- Population of American eagle decreased and study has shown that they had an exposure to DDT
Chapter 9- Rivers of Death
i. Death of fish
A. Massive number of fish were killed
- Threaten of budworms in the forest in British Columbia- DDT was sprayed over the forest and the river
- Insects and fish were found dead- Salmon died of starvation even though it wasn’t affected by DDT
- In Rhodesia, it has shown that even a small amount of DDT resulted in death of all life in the pond
B. Solutions
- Natural parasites
- Natural disease of the insect
Chapter 10- Indiscriminately from the Skies
i. Gypsy moth
A. Campaign to kill gypsy moth
- In 1869, it was released into United States and spread throughout the northeastern states
- Agriculture Department proposed that they would eradicate it
The beginnings of the changes in this town were caused by people ourselves.
i. Changes in the town
A. Farms
- Farms were prosperous and full of grains/ fruits and flowers in abundance
- Dried and withered vegetation/ no pollination/ everything started to die
B. Animals
- Birds in the sky/ Fish in the lake and pond/ animals running on the field
- No sound heard by the birds and most could not fly/ Fish died/ young animals survived only a few days
At once prosperous and peaceful, the problems in this town were caused by the people.
Chapter 2- The Obligation to Endure
The chemicals used by the people are causing the harmful changes in the United States.
i. Affects of harmful chemicals in the United States
A. Strontium …show more content…
Pesticides, first used to kill disease carrying insects
- Kills nearly 37% of crops produced in United States
- Human population increases- loss in food production
- Increase in insect population due to isolation and migration, creating new species.
Use of chemicals by the people is the cause of harmful changes in United States.
Chapter 3- The Elixirs of Death
The chemical poisons that are used often by people in this world.
i. Chemical poisons
A. Arsenic
- Arsenic is used to kill weeds and insects. It can also kill livestock, wildlife, and people
B. DDT
- Synthetic organic compound that’s used to kill insects but not harmful to human
Chlorinated Naphthalene’s- cause hepatitis and liver disease
C. Dieldrin
- Five times as toxic as DDT when swallowed but 40 times as toxic when absorbed into the skin
D. Aldrin
- Cause degeneration of the kidney and liver.
E. Endrin
- Most toxic of all
Organic Phosphates- destroy …show more content…
Death of birds
A. In Illinois and Alabama, birds started to disappear
- Michigan State University found out the link between death of robins and spraying of elm trees
- They found out that earthworms were contaminated by the poison and that is what caused the birds to die
- Another scientist found that trees were sprayed twice a year with DDT
- Population of American eagle decreased and study has shown that they had an exposure to DDT
Chapter 9- Rivers of Death
i. Death of fish
A. Massive number of fish were killed
- Threaten of budworms in the forest in British Columbia- DDT was sprayed over the forest and the river
- Insects and fish were found dead- Salmon died of starvation even though it wasn’t affected by DDT
- In Rhodesia, it has shown that even a small amount of DDT resulted in death of all life in the pond
B. Solutions
- Natural parasites
- Natural disease of the insect
Chapter 10- Indiscriminately from the Skies
i. Gypsy moth
A. Campaign to kill gypsy moth
- In 1869, it was released into United States and spread throughout the northeastern states
- Agriculture Department proposed that they would eradicate it