print email comment close Silent Spring Institute URL: http://www.silentspring.org Description: This institute is a "research organization dedicated to identifying the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer," with a focus on environmental risks in the state of Massachusetts. The site features a description of research projects, publications, the Massachusetts Health and Environment Information System (MassHEIS, maps showing cancer rates in Massachusetts), and related material. Also includes a brief biography of Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring." Extra Keywords cape cod LII Database Information: Record 23845 created by June Pilsitz on 05/14/2007 Last modification on 06/06/2007 Published: 06/07/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23845