Evidence of chlordecone resurrection by glyphosate in French West Indies
The widespread use of pesticides in agriculture during the last several decades has
contaminated soils and different Critical Zone (CZ) compartments, defined as the area …
contaminated soils and different Critical Zone (CZ) compartments, defined as the area …
Organochlorine (chlordecone) uptake by root vegetables
C Florence, L Philippe, LJ Magalie - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide, continues to pollute soils in the French West
Indies. The main source of human exposure to this pollutant is food. Root vegetables, which …
Indies. The main source of human exposure to this pollutant is food. Root vegetables, which …
Soil and river contamination patterns of chlordecone in a tropical volcanic catchment in the French West Indies (Guadeloupe)
The aim of this study was to identify primary flow paths involved in the chlordecone (CLD)
river contamination and quantify the CLD fluxes to assess CLD pollution levels and duration …
river contamination and quantify the CLD fluxes to assess CLD pollution levels and duration …
Remediation by chemical reduction in laboratory mesocosms of three chlordecone-contaminated tropical soils
C Mouvet, MC Dictor, S Bristeau, D Breeze… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Chlordecone (CLD), a highly persistent organochlorine pesticide commonly encountered in
French West Indies (FWI) agricultural soils, represents a major source of contamination of …
French West Indies (FWI) agricultural soils, represents a major source of contamination of …
Natural transformation of chlordecone into 5b-hydrochlordecone in French West Indies soils: statistical evidence for investigating long-term persistence of organic …
DA Devault, C Laplanche, H Pascaline… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Chlordecone (CLD) was an organochlorine insecticide whose previous use resulted in an
extensive pollution of the environment with severe health effects and social consequences …
extensive pollution of the environment with severe health effects and social consequences …
Hydrological and pesticide transfer modeling in a tropical volcanic watershed with the WATPPASS model
C Mottes, M Lesueur-Jannoyer, JB Charlier, C Carles… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Simulation of flows and pollutant transfers in heterogeneous media is widely recognized to
be a remaining frontier in hydrology research. We present a new modeling approach to …
be a remaining frontier in hydrology research. We present a new modeling approach to …
Soil type and growing conditions influence uptake and translocation of organochlorine (chlordecone) by Cucurbitaceae species
F Clostre, P Letourmy, B Turpin, C Carles… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2014 - Springer
Chlordecone (CLD), an organochlorine insecticide, and other persistent organic pollutants
continue to contaminate the environment worldwide and have adverse effects on human …
continue to contaminate the environment worldwide and have adverse effects on human …
Contamination of free-range ducks by chlordecone in Martinique (French West Indies): a field study
C Jondreville, A Lavigne, S Jurjanz, C Dalibard… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
The former use of chlordecone (CLD) in the French West Indies has resulted in long-term
pollution of soils and subsequently of food chains. In contaminated areas, free-range ducks …
pollution of soils and subsequently of food chains. In contaminated areas, free-range ducks …
[HTML][HTML] Delayed environmental pollution caused by transient landscape storage—An example from the Lesser Antilles
The strong pest pressure on intensive banana cultivation in the French West Indies led to the
intensive use of chlordecone (an organochlorine insecticide) between 1972 and 1993. Due …
intensive use of chlordecone (an organochlorine insecticide) between 1972 and 1993. Due …
Linking current river pollution to historical pesticide use: insights for territorial management?
P Della Rossa, M Jannoyer, C Mottes, J Plet… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants like organochlorine pesticides continue to contaminate large
areas worldwide raising questions concerning their management. We designed and tested a …
areas worldwide raising questions concerning their management. We designed and tested a …