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Which biologist wrote "Silent Spring" in 1962, raising concerns about the negative environmental effects of DDT?*1 pointa. Rachel Carsonb. Barry Commonerc. Theodore Rooseveltd. Paul Ehrlich

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Which biologist wrote "Silent Spring" in 1962, raising concerns about the negative environmental effects of DDT?*1 pointa. Rachel Carsonb. Barry Commonerc. Theodore Rooseveltd. Paul Ehrlich

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a. Rachel Carson

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