Eggshells are thinner and some eggs don’t hatch. The predator sitting at the top of the food chain will therefore have the highest concentration of the chemical in their bodies. This way, the chemical accumulates upwards of a food chain. As the creatures in the lake feed on their prey, they accumulate the chemical in their bodies from the organisms that they eat.
It is absorbed by the plants and animals in the lake. If it is sprayed on a lake or water body, its effects can be much more dire. Once it is sprayed on a certain area of land, it can stay there and continue killing insects for years. The main environmental problem with chemicals like DDT is that they are not broken down easily by the natural environment. Once these pesticides entered the biosphere… they not only killed bugs but also made their way up the food chain to threaten fish and bird populations and could eventually sicken children.īioaccumulation is the process by which a chemical builds up in an organism. Their effects are rarely limited to target pests and often end up killing or affecting other organisms and affecting the ecosystem balance. Effects & Environmental ConcernsĬarson argues that the use of pesticides are generally detrimental to the environment. There were many federal proposals for widespread pesticide spraying, which Carson followed closely. It was used in widespread urban aerial sprays. It was promoted by government and industry for agricultural and domestic use. She saw the use of pesticides as the root of the problem to many environmental concerns she observed, particularly DDT. Its popularity soared after World War II and its use became widespread all over the USA.Ĭarson turned her attention to conservation in the late 1950s. The use of synthetic pesticides began in the United States of America (USA) in the 1930s. They are used mainly in agriculture, though their use is not limited to the field but also in other industries and also for domestic use. Synthetic pesticides are man-made chemicals designed specifically to kill or repel pests.
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