Which of the following books created awareness about the adverse impacts of DDT, which ultimately led to the banning of this chemical in the United States of America?

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring documented how DDT harmed birds and ecosystems and spurred its ban in the United States.

Earth in the Balance by Al Gore addresses climate and environmental policy rather than the DDT campaign.

Animal Farm is George Orwell's political allegory with no environmental subject.

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold set out a land ethic but did not target DDT.

Carson's 1962 work is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement.

Public reaction to it helped create momentum for later pesticide regulation.