Charles F. Wurster
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Charles F. Wurster is an American environmental scientist and activist best known as a co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund and an early leader in efforts to regulate DDT and other harmful pollutants.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles F. Wurster canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
environmental activist
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environmental scientist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
regulation of DDT
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regulation of other persistent organic pollutants ⓘ stronger federal environmental protections in the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
environmental law and policy reform
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pesticide regulation ⓘ public health protection from toxic chemicals ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Environmental Defense Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Environmental Defense Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental policy
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environmental science ⓘ pollution control ⓘ |
| hasCoFounder | Charles F. Wurster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for regulation of harmful pollutants
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campaigning against DDT ⓘ co-founding the Environmental Defense Fund ⓘ |
| movement | environmental movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helping establish legal precedents for restricting DDT use in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor | linking scientific research with environmental litigation ⓘ |
| notableWork | early legal and scientific efforts to restrict DDT use in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
environmental activist
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environmental scientist ⓘ |
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