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Chlordecone Contamination Studies – French West Indies

Chlordecone:  a map of soil contamination in Martinique                        (Archyworld, April 26, 2018)

https://www.archyworldys.com/chlordecone-a-map-of-soil-contamination-in-martinique/

Guadeloupe and Martinique threatended as pesticide contaminates food chain  (Martine VALO, The Guardian; 6 May 2013)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/may/07/guadeloupe-economy-theatened-pesticides-pollution

Chlordecone (Kepone) – An environmentally persistent organochlorine pesticide

 

Chemistry:

Molecular Formula:  C10Cl10O

Compound Summary for CID 299  (PubChem Open Chemistry Database)

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Kepone

 

Interactive Map:

Synthèse des analyses de la chlordécone dans le sol de la Martinique  (GéoMartinique.fr)

http://carto.geomartinique.fr/1/layers/pref_chlordecone_analyse_sol_s_972.map

Pollution des sols par la chlordécone en Martinique  (GéoMartinique.fr)

http://www.geomartinique.fr/accueil/ressources/pollution_des_sols_par_la_chlordecone_en_martinique

 

Selected Research Articles:

Different transfer pathways of an organochlorine pesticide across marine tropical food webs assessed with stable isotope analysis                                 (DROMARD et al., 2018)

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0191335&type=printable

Relationships between past and present pesticide applications and pollution at a watershed outlet:  The case of a horticultural catchment in Martinique, French West Indies  (MOTTES et al., 2017)

https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01637738/document

Organochlorine pollution in tropical rivers (Guadeloupe):  Role of ecological factors in food web bioaccumulation  (COAT et al., 2011)

https://orbi.uliege.be//bitstream/2268/91164/2/Coat%20et%20al%20ENPO%202011%20OCR.pdf

Review:  In situ and bioremediation of organic pollutants in aquatic sediments  (PERELO, 2010)

https://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/bitstream/ri/9060/1/review-in-situ-bioremediation-OP-JHM2010.pdf

Pesticide contamination of the coastline of Martinique                                  (BOCQUENÉ and FRANCO, 2005)

http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-879.pdf

 

Website:

Chlordecone in the French Caribbean                                                              (ANSES – French Agency for Food, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety; May 8, 2016)

https://www.anses.fr/en/content/chlordecone-french-caribbean

 

 

 

 

 

 

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