<Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> September 27, 1962 (Houghton Mifflin) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (Hardcover and Paperback) </Td> </Tr> <P> Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson . The book was published on 27 September 1962 and it documented the adverse effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides . Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation and public officials of accepting industry claims unquestioningly . </P> <P> In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially environmental problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides . The result was Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to the American public . Silent Spring was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, but it spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy, led to a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses, and inspired an environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . </P>

Who published a book in 1962 that started the environmental movement