For 10 points, name this book which focused on the dangers of the pesticide DDT and founded the environmentalist movement, written by Rachel Carson.
A major idea of this work is the concept of bioaccumulation, in which fat-soluble molecules concentrate in living tissue as it moves up the food chain. Its opening chapter, "A Fable For Tomorrow", described the devastation wrought by a certain "white granular powder" which was responsible for (*) eggshell thinning and was eventually banned in 1972. For 10 points, name this book which focused on the dangers of the pesticide DDT and founded the environmentalist movement, written by Rachel Carson.
A major idea of this work is the concept of bioaccumulation, in which fat-soluble molecules concentrate in living tissue as it moves up the food chain.
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