Barry Commoner Quotes:
Ocupation: Biologist
Life: May 28, 1917 - September 30, 2012
Birthday: May 28
Death: September 30
Perhaps the simplest example is a synthetic plastic, which unlike natural materials, is not degraded by biological decay. It therefore persists as rubbish or is burned-in both cases causing pollution. In the same way, a substance such as DDT or lead, which plays no role in the chemistry of life and interferes with the actions of substances that do, is bound to cause ecological damage if sufficiently concentrated.
topic: Play, Ddt, Environmental, Natural Materials
