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The time, May 1970.
1970年5月
Here on the island of San Miguel,
位于圣米格爾島的
the breeding ground for California's
加州海獅繁殖區(qū)內(nèi)
sea-lions, some appear to be killing their young.
竟出現(xiàn)了部分海獅殺害幼崽的畫面
These great animals have 17 times more DDT in them
這些體型碩大的動物體內(nèi)DDT的含量
than officially permitted in fish for human consumption.
竟是官方劃定可食魚類標(biāo)值的17倍
By the 1970s, it was clear
到了20世紀(jì)70年代 人們逐漸認(rèn)清
that pesticides were devastating wildlife
農(nóng)藥會削弱野生物種的
by crippling reproductive ability and wrecking nervous systems.
生殖能力與神經(jīng)系統(tǒng) 造成毀滅性的后果
And we were at the top of the food chain.
而我們?nèi)祟愓幱谑澄镦湹捻攲?/div>
149 persons in California alone have now become ill,
由于誤食被殺蟲劑污染的西瓜
with hundreds more cases suspected
目前僅在加州已有149人確診患病
in four other western states and Canada
而在另外四個西部州和加拿大
from eating watermelons contaminated with the pesticide.
還有幾百個疑似病例
In the town of McFarland, there have been
在麥克法蘭鎮(zhèn)有12例兒童癌癥病例
12 cases of cancer among children. Six children have died.
其中六名已經(jīng)死亡
There's a growing suspicion
越來越多人開始懷疑
that it's connected with the spraying of chemicals.
這一切與化學(xué)制品的噴灑有關(guān)
Children are dying. That's why we're here.
孩子們垂死掙扎 我們必須拯救他們
I've lost children.
我已經(jīng)失去了我的孩子
Many pesticides were banned in the 1970s
20世紀(jì)70年代 許多農(nóng)藥被禁用
and public confidence in the food revolution
公眾對食品工業(yè)革命的信心
had taken its first serious knock.
第一次蒙受重創(chuàng)
