Timeline Thursday 27 September 1962

Events on Thursday 27 September 1962 1

• 1962 "Silent Spring" published Rachel Carson's book helped launch the environmental movement Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was published on September 27, 1962, documenting the harmful effects of pesticides such as DDT on the environment. The book galvanized public concern over chemical pollution and is widely credited with helping spur the modern environmental movement. It led to policy reviews that eventually resulted in a US ban on DDT in 1972.