“In the first quarter of the nineteenth century the experimental proof for the interdependence of the composition and properties of chemical compounds resulted in the theory that they are mutually related, so that like composition governs like properties, and conversely.” FirstsCenturyTheoryPropertyProofRelatedChemicalsQuartersCompositionCompoundsNineteenth CenturyInterdependenceChemical Compounds Author:Wilhelm Ostwald
“For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.” WorldFirstsHumansMomentsHuman BeingsHistoryEnvironmentDangerousFirst TimeHistoricalEnvironmentalContactConceptionChemicalsPollutionEcologyWorld HistoryHuman HistoryOur EnvironmentEnvironmentalistSave Mother EarthGreen LivingSilent SpringInspirational Environmental Book:Silent Spring Source: Silent Spring
“How you answer the question, whether individuals should be persuaded to live their whole lives in a state of chemical dependency, first upon contraceptive steroids and then on replacement therapy, depends upon your regard for the autonomy of the individual. If men would not live their lives this way, why should women?” IfsMenWayShouldFirstsStatesWholeIndividualAnswersDependsRegardWhole LifeTherapyChemicalsAutonomyDependencyReplacementsSteroidContraceptives Author:Germaine Greer