What did Robinson contribute to as a conservationist?
National park preservation
Recycling programs
Forest conservation
DDT warning
Answer
Robinson warned against the dangers of DDT in his book Silent Spring. The book was a landmark in the environmental movement, and helped to raise awareness of the dangers of pesticides. Robinson's work helped to lead to the ban on DDT in the United States in 1972.
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